He was particularly anxious to avoid marring the freshness of the magnificent baldric we are acquainted with; but on timidly opening his eyes, he found himself with his nose fixed between the two shoulders of Porthos--that is to say, exactly upon the baldric.
Temía sobre todo haber perjudicado el lustre del magnífico tahalí que conocemos; pero, al abrir tímidamente los ojos, se encontró con la nariz pegada entre los dos hombros de Porthos, es decir, encima precisamente del tahalí.