Since the morning he had been going about the settlement with two policemen, trying to pick up workmen, imposing on the weak, and announcing everywhere that if the descent did not take place on Monday at the Voreux, the Company had decided to hire men from the Borinage.
Celui-ci, depuis le matin, se promenait dans le coron, avec deux gendarmes, tâchant de racoler des ouvriers, pesant sur les faibles, annonçant partout que, si l'on ne descendait pas le lundi au Voreux, la Compagnie était décidée a embaucher des Borains.