So he walked along, very thoughtfully, behind the young girl, who hastened her pace and made her goat trot as she saw the bourgeois returning home and the taverns−−the only shops which had been open that day−−closing.
Il marchait donc tout pensif derrière la jeune fille qui hâtait le pas et faisait trotter sa jolie chèvre en voyant rentrer les bourgeois et se fermer les tavernes, seules boutiques qui eussent été ouvertes ce jour-là.