She then tried to seize the sword with her hands; but d’Artagnan kept it free from her grasp, and presenting the point, sometimes at her eyes, sometimes at her breast, compelled her to glide behind the bedstead, while he aimed at making his retreat by the door which led to Kitty’s apartment.
Entonces trató de coger aquella espada con las manos; pero D'Artagnan la apartó siempre de sus garras, y presentándola tanto frente a sus ojos como frente a su pecho, se dejó deslizar del lecho, tratando de retirarse por la puerta que conducía a la habitación de Ketty.