They sawed, they planed, they filed, they turned; and during the whole of this bad season, nothing was heard but the grinding of tools or the humming of the turning-lathe which responded to the growling of the thunder.
On sciait, on rabotait, on limait, on tournait, et pendant toute cette période de mauvais temps on n'entendait que le grincement des outils ou les ronflements du tour, qui répondaient aux grondements du tonnerre.