Beneath the earth, down there at seven hundred metres, it seemed to him he heard low, regular, continuous blows; it was the men he had just seen go down, the black workers, who were hammering in their silent rage.
Sous la terre, la-bas, a sept cents metres, il lui semblait entendre des coups sourds, réguliers, continus: c'étaient les camarades qu'il venait de voir descendre, les camarades noirs, qui tapaient, dans leur rage silencieuse.