No doubt Zacharie, infuriate with the feeble vacillating light, which delayed his work, committed the imprudence of opening his lamp, although severe orders had been given for leakages of fire-damp had taken place, and the gas remained in enormous masses in these narrow, unventilated passages.
Sans doute, Zacharie, mal éclairé, furieux de cette lueur vacillante qui retardait sa besogne, commit l'imprudence d'ouvrir sa lampe. On avait pourtant donné des ordres séveres, car des fuites de grisou s'étaient déclarées, le gaz séjournait en masse énorme, dans ces couloirs étroits, privés d'aérage.