Question

Though Mr. Rivers had started at the first of those musical accents, as if a thunderbolt had split a cloud over his head, he stood yet, at the close of the sentence, in the same attitude in which the speaker had surprised him--his arm resting on the gate, his face directed towards the west.

Accepted Answer

Rivers se había estremecido al escuchar aquella voz, como si un tremendo trueno hubiese estallado sobre su cabeza, y al terminar de hablar el nuevo interlocutor, permaneció en la misma actitud en que éste le había sorprendido.

Back	Though Mr. Rivers had started at the first of those musical accents, as if a thunderbolt had split a cloud over his head, he stood yet, at the close of the sentence, in the same attitude in which the speaker had surprised him--his arm resting on the gate, his face directed towards the west.
Front	Rivers se había estremecido al escuchar aquella voz, como si un tremendo trueno hubiese estallado sobre su cabeza, y al terminar de hablar el nuevo interlocutor, permaneció en la misma actitud en que éste le había sorprendido.

Rivers Había Al En Mr Started Musical Accents