Augustin left me there alone for a moment before the meal, and in the next room, where his mother had prepared his luggage, I heard him tell her, in a slightly lowered voice, not to unpack his trunk - as his journey was perhaps only delayed . . .
Augustin me laissa là un instant, avant le repas, et, dans la chambre voisine, où sa mère avait préparé ses bagages, je l’entendis qui lui disait, en baissant un peu la voix, de ne pas défaire sa malle, – car son voyage pouvait être seulement retardé…