Behindthe counter, sitting on a chair with his legs stretched out andcrossed, an old man, quite bald, with a large beak of a nose which, as aprolongation of his hairless forehead, gave him a melancholy likeness toa parrot, was sleeping soundly, his chin resting on his breast.
Derrièrece comptoir, assis sur une chaise et les jambes allongées l'une surl'autre, un vieux homme chauve, avec un grand nez d'oiseau qui,continuant son front dégarni, lui donnait un air triste de perroquet,dormait profondément, le menton sur la poitrine.