She found that it was worth her while to listen to him, even when they spoke of the most ordinary things, even when it was a question of a poor dog that had been run over, as it was crossing the street, by a peasant's cart going by at a trot.
Elle trouva qu’il valait la peine de l’écouter, même quand on parlait des choses les plus communes, même quand il s’agissait d’un pauvre chien écrasé, comme il traversait la rue, par la charrette d’un paysan allant au trot.