Soon it became a flight; every house hooted him as he passed, they hastened on his heels, it was a whole nation cursing him with a voice that was becoming like thunder in its overwhelming hatred.
Bientôt, ce fut une fuite, chaque maison le huait au passage, on s'acharnait sur ses talons, tout un peuple le maudissait d'une voix peu a peu tonnante, dans le débordement de la haine.