He went to the shops and brought back rolls of leather for the shoemaker, old iron for the farrier, a barrel of herrings for his mistress, caps from the milliner's, locks from the hair-dresser's and all along the road on his return journey he distributed his parcels, which he threw, standing upright on his seat and shouting at the top of his voice, over the enclosures of the yards.
Il allait dans les boutiques, rapportait des rouleaux de cuir au cordonnier, de la ferraille au maréchal, un baril de harengs pour sa maîtresse, des bonnets de chez la modiste, des toupets de chez le coiffeur; et, le long de la route, en s’en revenant, il distribuait ses paquets, qu’il jetait par-dessus les clôtures des cours, debout sur son siège, et criant à pleine poitrine, pendant que ses chevaux allaient tout seuls.