And a more serious rumour circulated: they boasted of having persuaded a large number of men to go down again. On the next day the Victoire and Feutry-Cantel would be complete; even at Madeleine and Mirou there would be a third of the men.
Et un bruit plus grave circulait, elle se vantait d'avoir décidé un grand nombre d'ouvriers a redescendre: le lendemain, la Victoire et Feutry-Cantel devaient etre au complet; meme il y aurait, a Madeleine et a Mirou, un tiers des hommes.