And he then went away with his four gendarmes to prepare a report, beneath the jeers of Zacharie and Mouquet, who were full of admiration for the way in which their mates had humbugged this armed force, for which they themselves did not care a hang.
Et il s'en alla pour verbaliser, il remmena ses quatre gendarmes, sous les ricanements de Zacharie et de Mouquet, qui, pris d'admiration devant la bonne blague des camarades, se fichaient de la force armée.