He dared not touch a thing even with his finger-tips ; but shivering as he cleaned himself, he put one of the long cloaks over his schoolboy overall and raised its pleated collar; he changed his hobnailed shoes for elegant pumps and prepared to go downstairs bareheaded.
Il n’osait rien toucher du bout du doigt, mais après s’être nettoyé en frissonnant, il endossa sur sa blouse d’écolier un des grands manteaux dont il releva le collet plissé, remplaça ses souliers ferrés par de fins escarpins vernis et se prépara à descendre nu-tête.