Besides, he did not contemplate working all his life; already he began to find his office singularly tedious. The light labour entrusted to him became irksome owing to his laziness.
D'ailleurs, il comptait ne pas travailler toute sa vie; il commençait à s'ennuyer singulièrement à son bureau, la légère besogne qui lui était confiée devenait accablante pour sa paresse.