At last, however, with an unconscious and uneasy gesture, his hand went over his bare head as if amongst the well-brushed heads of his companions, to hide his own, so rough, and with hair cropped like a peasant's.
À la fin, pourtant, d’un mouvement inconscient et gêné, il avait passé sa main sur sa tête nue, comme pour cacher, au milieu de ses compagnons aux cheveux bien peignés, sa rude tête rasée de paysan.