Zacharie, with arms weakened by a spree of the night before, soon left his work on the pretence that more timbering was necessary. This allowed him to forget himself in quiet whistling, his eyes vaguely resting in the shade.
Zacharie, les bras mous d'une noce de la veille, lâcha vite la besogne en prétextant la nécessité de boiser, ce qui lui permettait de s'oublier a siffler doucement, les yeux vagues dans l'ombre.