'He is very cross at being dismissed,' was what might be heard on all sides. Not one seminarist was simple enough to believe in the voluntary resignation of a post which provided so many opportunities for dealing with the big contractors.
Il a beaucoup d’humeur de sa destitution, disait-on de toutes parts ; pas un seul séminariste n’eut la simplicité de croire à la démission volontaire d’une place qui donnait tant de relations avec de gros fournisseurs.