For two days he had struggled against the directors at Montsou, furious at the quiet way with which they took advantage of his embarrassment and shouting his refusals at them in his loud voice.
Il s'était, pendant deux jours, débattu contre les régisseurs campés a Montsou, furieux de la façon tranquille dont ils abusaient de ses embarras, leur criant jamais, de sa voix retentissante.