After breakfast he went to the Company's offices to obtain informationon various particulars, and he asked the name of the doctor on boardthe Picardie, which was to sail next day, to inquire of him as to thedetails of his new life and any details he might think useful.
Il alla, après le déjeuner, aux bureaux de la Compagnie, afin de serenseigner sur mille choses; et il demanda le nom du médecin de la_Picardie_ qui devait partir le lendemain, pour s'informer près delui de tous les détails de sa vie nouvelle et des particularités qu'il ydevait rencontrer.