The bourgeois who was standing at the window opened it, appeared there in his shirt with his lamp, stared at the quay with a stupid air, uttered some words which she did not understand, and closed his shutter again.
Le bourgeois à qui était la fenêtre l’ouvrit, y parut en chemise avec sa lampe, regarda sur le quai avec un air hébété, prononça quelques paroles qu’elle n’entendit pas, et referma son volet.