One of them was bold enough to push the others on top of Meaulnes . . . The latter hastily closed his atlas, hid his sheet of paper, and caught hold of the last of the three boys while the other two managed to escape.
L’un d’eux s’enhardit jusqu’à pousser les autres sur Meaulnes… Il ferma brusquement son atlas, cacha sa feuille et empoigna le dernier des trois gars, tandis que les deux autres avaient pu s’échapper.