He had great difficulty in getting back to his seat, for his elbows were jerked at every step because of the glass he held in his hands, and he even spilt three-fourths on the shoulders of a Rouen lady in short sleeves, who feeling the cold liquid running down to her loins, uttered cries like a peacock, as if she were being assassinated.
Il eut grand-peine à regagner sa place, car on lui heurtait les coudes à tous les pas, à cause du verre qu’il tenait entre ses mains, et même il en versa les trois quarts sur les épaules d’une Rouennaise en manches courtes, qui, sentant le liquide froid lui couler dans les reins, jeta des cris de paon, comme si on l’eût assassinée.