His horse dropped him gently into the one puddle to be found along the whole road, which created a scandal, because he had to be pulled out of the way to enable the King's carriage to pass.
Son cheval le déposa mollement dans l’unique bourbier qui fût sur la grande route, ce qui fit esclandre, parce qu’il fallut le tirer de là pour que la voiture du roi pût passer.