He lets the youngsters brag away for a while, and then, during a momentary lull, he removes the pipe from his mouth, and remarks, as he knocks the ashes out against the bars:
Il laisse un moment les jeunes se vanter, puis, au cours d’une accalmie passagere, il ôte sa pipe de sa bouche, et, tout en vidant les cendres contre la grille du foyer, déclare :