From time to time he got up to spit in the ashes for cleanliness, and, settled in his chair, he rolled his food round in his mouth, with lowered head and dull eyes.
De temps a autre, il se levait, allait cracher dans les cendres, par propreté; et, tassé ensuite sur sa chaise, il roulait la nourriture au fond de sa bouche, la tete basse, les yeux éteints.