Pendant qu’il faisait des réflexions et qu’il se disait : « Il faut bien me rappeler que je m’appelle Boulot, ou gare la prison dont le sort me menace », le caporal et la cantinière avaient échangé plusieurs mots sur son compte.
While he was making these reflexions and saying to himself: "I must not forget that I am called B'oulot, or look out for the prison fate threatens me with," the corporal and the cantinière had been exchanging a few words with regard to him.