He swore, exclaimed that it was a sacred promise; then, when he had got the three pieces, he kissed her, tickled her, made her laugh, and would have pushed things to an extreme in this corner of the pit-bank, which was the winter chamber of their household, if she had not again refused, saying that it would not give her any pleasure.
Lui, jura, cria que c'était une chose promise, sacrée; puis, lorsqu'il tint les trois pieces, il la baisa, la chatouilla, la fit rire, et il aurait poussé les choses jusqu'au bout, dans ce coin du terri qui était la chambre d'hiver de leur vieux ménage, si elle n'avait répété que non, que ça ne lui causerait aucun plaisir.