On returning from the pit they were always so hungry that they ate in their damp clothes, without even cleaning themselves; and no one was waited for, the table was laid from morning to night; there was always someone there swallowing his portion, according to the chances of work.
Au retour de la fosse, on avait si faim, qu'on mangeait dans ses vetements humides, avant meme de se débarbouiller; et personne ne s'attendait, la table restait mise du matin au soir, toujours il y en avait un la, avalant sa portion, au hasard des exigences du travail.