They could no longer rear, and the middle horse not being hampered by the others, could keep in the center of the road.

It was with the greatest difficulty that either man or beasts could stand against the wind, and for every three steps they took in advance, they lost one, and even two, by being forced backwards.

They slipped, they fell, they got up again.

The vehicle ran a great risk of being smashed.

If the hood had not been securely fastened, it would have been blown away long before.