Lydie did not dare to speak aloud the sufferings of a small beaten woman, any more than Bébert found courage to complain of the captain's blows which made his cheeks swell; but the captain was really abusing his power, risking their bones in mad marauding expeditions while refusing to share the booty. Their hearts rose in revolt, and they had at last embraced each other in spite of his orders, careless of that box of the ears from the invisible with which he had threatened them.
Lydie n'osait dire a voix haute ses souffrances de petite femme battue, pas plus que Bébert ne trouvait le courage de se plaindre des claques dont le capitaine lui enflait les joues; mais, a la fin, celui-ci abusait trop, risquant leurs os dans des maraudes folles, refusant ensuite tout partage; et leur coeur se soulevait de révolte, ils avaient fini par s'embrasser, malgré sa défense, quittes a recevoir une gifle de l'invisible, ainsi qu'il les en menaçait.