He had directed his course across the Pont aux Meuniers, in order to avoid the rabble on the Pont au Change, and the pennons of Jehan Fourbault; but the wheels of all the bishop's mills had splashed him as he passed, and his doublet was drenched; it seemed to him besides, that the failure of his piece had rendered him still more sensible to cold than usual.
Il avait pris par le Pont-aux-Meuniers pour éviter la cohue du Pont-au-Change et les drapelets de Jehan Fourbault ; mais les roues de tous les moulins de l’évêque l’avaient éclaboussé au passage, et sa souquenille était trempée. Il lui semblait en outre que la chute de sa pièce le rendait plus frileux encore.