Zacharie, who had come up among the first, in spite of his inclination to make fun of everything had weepingly kissed his wife and mother, and remained near the latter, quivering, and showing an unexpected degree of affection for his sister, refusing to believe that she was below so long as the bosses made no authoritative statement.
Sorti un des premiers, Zacharie, malgré son air de se moquer de tout, avait embrassé en pleurant sa femme et sa mere; et, demeuré pres de celle-ci, il grelottait avec elle, montrant pour sa soeur un débordement inattendu de tendresse, refusant de la croire la-bas, tant que les chefs ne l'auraient pas constaté officiellement.