He did not stop
(он не останавливался). With a desperation that was madness (с отчаянием, которое было безумием), unmindful of the pain (не обращая внимания на боль;He did not stop. With a desperation that was madness, unmindful of the pain, he hurried up the slope to the crest of the hill over which his comrade had disappeared – more grotesque and comical by far than that limping, jerking comrade. But at the crest he saw a shallow valley, empty of life. He fought with his fear again, overcame it, hitched the pack still farther over on his left shoulder, and lurched on down the slope.