His wife already held a licence, like many miners' wives; and when he was thrown on to the street he became an innkeeper himself; having found the money, he placed his inn in front of the Voreux as a provocation to the Company.
Sa femme tenait déja un débit, ainsi que beaucoup de femmes de mineurs; et, quand il fut jeté sur le pavé, il resta cabaretier lui-meme, trouva de l'argent, planta son cabaret en face du Voreux, comme une provocation a la Compagnie.