And, without heeding Madame Lefrancois, who was calling him back to tell him more about it, the druggist walked off rapidly with a smile on his lips, with straight knees, bowing copiously to right and left, and taking up much room with the large tails of his frock-coat that fluttered behind him in the wind.
Et, sans écouter la mère Lefrançois, qui le rappelait pour lui en conter plus long, le pharmacien s’éloigna d’un pas rapide, sourire aux lèvres et jarret tendu, distribuant de droite et de gauche quantité de salutations et emplissant beaucoup d’espace avec les grandes basques de son habit noir, qui flottaient au vent derrière lui.