As he might be only wounded and might denounce their crime, they came up to him with the purpose of making sure. Fortunately, deceived by d’Artagnan’s trick, they neglected to reload their guns.
Sólo que, como podía estar solamente herido y denunciar su crimen, se acercaron para rematarlo; por suerte, engañados por la artimaña de D'Artagnan, se olvidaron de volver a cargar sus fusiles.