Old Bonnemort and little Jeanlin had just gone off to try their legs, which were now restored; while the children had departed with Alzire, who spent hours on the pit-bank collecting cinders.
Le vieux Bonnemort et le petit Jeanlin venaient de filer, pour essayer leurs jambes remises a neuf; tandis que les enfants étaient sortis avec Alzire, qui passait des heures sur le terri, a ramasser des escarbilles.