Then the idea of the Voreux occurred to him again. He thought of the Belgian workmen who were going down, of his mates at the settlement, exasperated against the soldiers and resolved not to tolerate strangers in their pit.
Puis, l'idée du Voreux le reprit, il songeait aux ouvriers belges qui allaient descendre, aux camarades du coron exaspérés contre les soldats, résolus a ne pas tolérer des étrangers dans leur fosse.