He had spent five consecutive hours standing bolt upright at the card tables, watching them play whist, without understanding anything about it, and it was with a deep sigh of relief that he pulled off his boots.
Il avait passé cinq heures de suite, tout debout devant les tables, à regarder jouer au whist sans y rien comprendre. Aussi poussa-t-il un grand soupir de satisfaction lorsqu’il eut retiré ses bottes.