Four o'clock had struck from the clock in the room on the ground floor, but nothing yet stirred; one heard the piping of slender respirations, accompanied by two series of sonorous snores.
Quatre heures sonnerent au coucou de la salle du rez-de-chaussée, rien encore ne remua, des haleines greles sifflaient, accompagnées de deux ronflements sonores.