He stepped down, placed his ladder against one of the shutters, climbed up again and passing his hand through the heart-shaped opening, was fortunate in finding almost at once the wire fastened to the latch that closed the shutter.
Il descendit, plaça son échelle contre un des volets, remonta, et passant la main dans l’ouverture en forme de cœur, il eut le bonheur de trouver assez vite le fil de fer attaché au crochet qui fermait le volet.