He alone paid the expenses of the strike; he understood that they were drinking to his disaster when they drank to M. Hennebeau's rosette. And he only consoled himself a little when he saw the fine courage of Lucie and Jeanne, who looked charming in their done-up toilettes, laughing at the downfall, like happy tomboys disdainful of money.
Lui seul payait les frais de la greve, il sentait bien qu'on buvait a son désastre, en buvant a la rosette de M. Hennebeau; et il ne se consolait un peu que devant la belle crânerie de Lucie et de Jeanne, charmantes dans leurs toilettes retapées, riant a la débâcle, en jolies filles garçonnieres, dédaigneuses de l'argent.