His arms fell down to his sides, and his head drooped on his breast, his knees bent under his weight, every nerve and muscle of his frame seemed to collapse and lose its energy, and he sunk at the foot of the Palmer, not in the fashion of one who intentionally stoops, kneels, or prostrates himself to excite compassion, but like a man borne down on all sides by the pressure of some invisible force, which crushes him to the earth without the power of resistance.
Karja leha­nyatlott, feje mellére kókadt, térde megroggyant, minden izma és idegszála mintha erőtlenül megereszkedett volna. Lerogyott a zarándok lába elé, de nem úgy, mint egy ember, aki szántszándékkal meghajol, letérdel, vagy valakinek a lába elé veti magát, hogy könyörületre bírja.