He had been thinking thus for a while, with head lowered, when he suddenly noticed that the drive had been swept clean in big regular circles as was usual at his home at festival time.
Il réfléchissait depuis un instant, la tête basse, lorsqu’il s’aperçut soudain que l’allée était balayée à grands ronds réguliers comme on faisait chez lui pour les fêtes.