This mantle he had just purchased of the old−clothes man, in the vicinity of the "Eve's Apple," no doubt to protect himself from the cold of the March evening, possibly also, to conceal his costume.
Ce manteau, il venait de l’acheter au fripier qui avoisinait La Pomme d’Ève, sans doute pour se garantir du froid des soirées de mars, peut-être pour cacher son costume.