He sent quickly to the "Lion d'Or" for some pigeons; to the butcher's for all the cutlets that were to be had; to Tuvache for cream; and to Lestiboudois for eggs; and the druggist himself aided in the preparations, while Madame Homais was saying as she pulled together the strings of her jacket—
On envoya bien vite prendre des pigeons au Lion d’or, tout ce qu’il y avait de côtelettes à la boucherie, de la crème chez Tuvache, des oeufs chez Lestiboudois, et l’apothicaire aidait lui- même aux préparatifs, tandis que madame Homais disait, en tirant les cordons de sa camisole: