Hence he remained upon his tower on the watch, "dreaming in his dream−place," as Rabelais says, with his eye directed alternately on the cell and on Paris, keeping faithful guard, like a good dog, with a thousand suspicions in his mind.
Aussi se tenait-il sur son clocher, aux aguets, rêvant dans son rêvoir, comme dit Rabelais, l’œil tour à tour sur la cellule et sur Paris, faisant sûre garde, comme un bon chien, avec mille défiances dans l’esprit.