The three composing our forlorn hope were deliberating whether they should proceed any further, when all at once a circle of smoke enveloped the giant of stone, and a dozen balls came whistling around d’Artagnan and his companions.
Los tres temerarios deliberaban si seguir adelante cuando, de pronto, un cinturón de humo ciñó al gigante de piedra y una docena da balas vinieron a silbar en torno a D'Artagnan y sus dos compañeros.