It appears that the man who was lying in wait for them had also recognized them, for he slowly followed all the zigzags that the scholar caused the captain to make, who being a more hardened drinker had retained all his self−possession.
Il paraît que l’homme qui les guettait dans l’ombre les avait reconnus aussi, car il suivait à pas lents tous les zigzags que l’écolier faisait faire au capitaine, lequel, buveur plus aguerri, avait conservé tout son sang-froid.