Meanwhile Maigrat, who had left the hall of the manager's house, had at first taken refuge in the kitchen; but, hearing nothing there, he imagined some abominable attempt against his shop, and came up again to hide behind the pump outside, when he distinctly heard the cracking of the door and shouts of pillage in which his own name was mixed.
Cependant, Maigrat, qui avait quitté le vestibule de l'hôtel, s'était d'abord réfugié dans la cuisine; mais il n'y entendait rien, il y revait des attentats abominables contre sa boutique; et il venait de remonter pour se cacher derriere la pompe, dehors, lorsqu'il distingua nettement les craquements de la porte, les vociférations de pillage, ou se melait son nom.