Hivert was leisurely harnessing his horses, listening, moreover, to Mere Lefrancois, who, passing her head and nightcap through a grating, was charging him with commissions and giving him explanations that would have confused anyone else.
Hivert han aritzen zen presatu gabe uztartzen eta, gainera, Lefrançois atsoari entzuten, zeinak, algodoizko boneta batez jantzitako bere burua leihatila batetik aterata, mandatuak enkargatzen baitzizkion eta beste edozein gizaseme nahasarazteko moduko esplikazioak ematen zizkion.