The heat was like an oven; they were roasting and felt themselves at ease with glistening skin, gilded in a thick smoke from the pipes; the only discomfort was when one had to move away; from time to time a girl rose, went to the other end, near the pump, lifted her clothes, and then came back.
Il faisait une chaleur de four, on cuisait, on se mettait a l'aise, la chair dehors, dorée dans l'épaisse fumée des pipes; et le seul inconvénient était de se déranger, une fille se levait de temps a autre, allait au fond, pres de la pompe, se troussait, puis revenait.