Read En pays lointain in French, with English beside it

L’ombre avait pris une forme humaine.

The shadow had taken on a human form.

Au son de cette voix, La Perle sentit ses genoux trembler et, en même temps, une impression de soulagement dilata sa poitrine.

At the sound of this voice, La Perle felt his knees tremble and, at the same time, a feeling of relief expanded his chest.

Peut-être les événements eussent-ils pris une tournure différente si Uri Bram, ce soir-là, avait eu son revolver, lorsque assis sur les bancs grossiers de l’Eldorado, il avait assisté au meurtre.

Perhaps the events would have taken a different turn if Uri Bram, that evening, had had his revolver, when sitting on the rough benches of the Eldorado, he had witnessed the murder.

C’est à cela aussi qu’on peut attribuer certain voyage sur la Grande Piste qu’il accomplit ultérieurement en compagnie d’un individu à la mine rébarbative.

It is also to this that one can attribute a certain journey on the Great Trail that he later undertook in the company of a man with an unpleasant appearance.

En tout cas, il répéta:

In any case, he repeated: