He remained there a long while, his cropped head bare, fuming at the comedian who would bring to some harm these lads of whom, not so long ago, he, Meaulnes, was the captain.
Il resta là un long moment, sa tête rase au vent, à maugréer (to mutter, grumble) contre ce comédien qui allait faire assommer tous ces gars dont il avait été peu de temps auparavant le capitaine.