He was standing bareheaded, a long roll of parchment in his hand, behind the arm−chair in which was seated, his body ungracefully doubled up, his knees crossed, his elbow on the table, a very badly accoutred personage.
Il se tenait tête nue, une longue pancarte à la main, derrière la chaise à bras sur laquelle était assis, le corps disgracieusement plié en deux, les genoux chevauchant l’un sur l’autre, le coude sur la table, un personnage fort mal accoutré.