She had just succeeded in curving it down into a graceful zigzag, and was going to dive in among the leaves, which she found to be nothing but the tops of the trees under which she had been wandering, when a sharp hiss made her draw back in a hurry: a large pigeon had flown into her face, and was beating her violently with its wings.
Acababa de lograr que su cabeza descendiera por el aire en un gracioso zigzag y se disponía a introducirla entre las hojas, que descubrió no eran más que las copas de los árboles bajo los que antes había estado paseando, cuando un agudo silbido la hizo retroceder a toda prisa. Una gran paloma se precipitaba contra su cabeza y la golpeaba violentamente con las alas.