Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed to give wings to their feet.
Időnként lélegzet-visszafojtva megálltak, és amikor a faluhoz közel érve felriasztottak egy kutyát, ugatásától lábuk megint szárnyakat kapott.