When Jehan saw that it was only this, that is to say, no doubt a physician or a magistrate, and that this man had a nose very far from his mouth, a sign of stupidity, he nestled down in his hole, in despair at being obliged to pass an indefinite time in such an uncomfortable attitude, and in such bad company.
Quand Jehan vit que ce n’était que cela, c’est-à-dire sans doute un médecin ou un magistrat, et que cet homme avait le nez très loin de la bouche, signe de bêtise, il se rencoigna dans son trou, désespéré d’avoir à passer un temps indéfini en si gênante posture et en si mauvaise compagnie.