本日も前回の用法の続きです。
・Saying which, as though she had called to her aid the last atom of her strength, she staggered back and half fell against the wall near the inner gate. (そう言うと彼女は最後の力を振り絞って助けを求めるかのように、よろよろと後退し、内門近くの壁にもたれかかった。)
【研究】fall against the wall で「壁に倒れかかる」を意味します。
次回も本用法を扱います。