He freed his weapon, made a lunge, and touched his adversary on the shoulder. d’Artagnan immediately made a step backward and raised his sword; but Bernajoux cried out that it was nothing, and rushing blindly upon him, absolutely spitted himself upon d’Artagnan’s sword.
En seguida D'Artagnan dio un paso hacia atrás a su vez y levantó su espada; pero Bernajoux le gritó que no era nada, y tirándose ciegamente sobre él, se ensartó él mismo.