At that moment, he felt some one pluck at the hem of his surtout; he turned round, and not without ill−humor, and found considerable difficulty in smiling; but he was obliged to do so, nevertheless.
En ce moment, il se sentit tirer par le bord de son surtout ; il se retourna, non sans quelque humeur, et eut assez de peine à sourire. Il le fallait pourtant.