Fabrice fit la revue de ses poches, déchira tous les papiers et ne garda exactement que son mouchoir et sa boîte à cigares ; il lui importait d’abréger l’examen qu’il allait subir.
Fabrizio went through his pocket, tore up all his papers, and kept literally nothing but his handkerchief and his cigar-case; it was important for him to curtail the examination which he would have to undergo.