All the sous in his pockets had long gone to the urchins of the settlement; he had been as tender as a brother with the colliers, smiling at their suspicion, winning them over by his quiet workmanlike ways and his dislike of chattering.
Tous les sous de ses poches avaient longtemps passé aux galopins du coron, il s'était montré pour les charbonniers d'une tendresse de frere, souriant a leur défiance, les conquérant par son air tranquille d'ouvrier exact et peu causeur.