A gleam of hope made her hasten, for she had recognized the Montsou priest, Abbé Joire, who said mass on Sundays at the settlement chapel. No doubt he had just come out of the sacristy, where he had been called to settle some affair.
Un espoir la fit se hâter, car elle avait reconnu le curé de Montsou, l'abbé Joire, qui disait la messe le dimanche a la chapelle du coron: sans doute il sortait de la sacristie, ou le reglement de quelque affaire l'avait appelé.