For the rest, this caretaker cared for nothing: he went to look after his horses at the Voreux, and never troubled himself about the ruins of Réquillart, of which the shaft only was preserved, in order to serve as a chimney for a fire which ventilated the neighbouring pit.
Du reste, ce gardien ne gardait rien, allait soigner ses chevaux au Voreux, ne s'occupait jamais des ruines de Réquillart, dont on conservait seulement le puits pour servir de cheminée a un foyer, qui aérait la fosse voisine.