For a little while the boys kept shoving against the door; they yelled insults at us; then, one by one, they turned tail and went off crestfallen, doing up their scarves as they went.
Un instant on fit au dehors des pesées sur la porte ; on nous cria des injures ; puis, un à un, ils tournèrent le dos et s’en allèrent, la tête basse, en rajustant leurs cache-nez.