He was enraged by his defeat at the Bon-Joyeux, and had sworn to have his revenge, for he flattered himself that he could regain his old authority when he was once face to face, not with the delegates, but with the miners themselves.
Sa défaite, au Bon-Joyeux, l'enrageait; et il s'était juré d'avoir sa revanche, car il se flattait de reconquérir son autorité ancienne, lorsqu'on serait en face, non plus des délégués, mais du peuple des mineurs.