I went into the box frankly, and setting the silver tankard on the corner of the bench, I sat down before it, and knocked with my foot; a boy came presently, and I bade him fetch me a pint of warm ale, for it was cold weather; the boy ran, and I heard him go down the cellar to draw the ale.
Un garçon vint bientôt: je le priai d'aller me chercher une pinte de bière chaude, car le temps était froid. Le garçon partit courant, et je l'entendis descendre au cellier pour tirer la bière.