They all well knew Father Quandieu, the doyen of the Montsou captains, an old man whose skin and hair were quite white, and who was in his seventies, a miracle of fine health in the mines.
Tous connaissaient bien le pere Quandieu, le doyen des porions de Montsou, un vieux tout blanc de peau et de poils, qui allait sur ses soixante-dix ans, un vrai miracle de belle santé dans les mines.