His firm, equal stride, the angular movements of his arms, the steady, motionless poise of his trunk gave him the appearance of a machine which moved without effort, or without fatigue.
It required no sagacity to conclude that he could walk.  His firm, equal stride, the angular movements of his arms, the steady, motionless poise of his trunk gave him the appearance of a machine which moved without effort, or without fatigue.  It was no experiment as to whether or not he could walk ; but it was one in the case of the others.