No doubt six o'clock had struck; landers, porters from the pit-eye, and grooms were going away in bands, mixed with the vague and laughing figures of the screening girls in the shade.
Sans doute six heures sonnaient, des moulineurs, des chargeurs a l'accrochage, des palefreniers s'en allaient par bandes, melés aux filles du criblage, vagues et rieuses dans l'ombre.