The very children were arming themselves, and there were even cripples in bowls who, in armor and cuirass, made their way between the legs of the drinkers, like great beetles.
Les enfants eux-mêmes s’armaient, et il y avait jusqu’à des culs-de-jatte qui, bardés et cuirassés, passaient entre les jambes des buveurs comme de gros scarabées.