Porthos began to hope that the thing would take place at the present sitting, and in that same locality; but the procurator would listen to nothing, he would be taken to his room, and was not satisfied till he was close to his chest, upon the edge of which, for still greater precaution, he placed his feet.
Porthos espérait que la chose aurait lieu séance tenante et dans la localité même; mais le procureur maudit ne voulut entendre à rien: il fallut le conduire dans sa chambre et il cria tant qu'il ne fut pas devant son armoire, sur le rebord de laquelle, pour plus de précaution encore, il posa ses pieds.