ÉTIENNE had at last descended from the platform and entered the Voreux; he spoke to men whom he met, asking if there was work to be had, but all shook their heads, telling him to wait for the captain.
Étienne, descendu enfin du terri, venait d'entrer au Voreux; et les hommes auxquels il s'adressait, demandant s'il y avait du travail, hochaient la tete, lui disaient tous d'attendre le maître-porion.