For five years he had not done a stroke with the file, and he took care of his appearance, especially combing his hair in a correct manner, vain of his successes on the platform; but his limbs were still stiff, and the nails of his large hands, eaten by the iron, had not grown again.
Depuis cinq ans, il n'avait plus donné un coup de lime, et il se soignait, se peignait surtout avec correction, vaniteux de ses succes de tribune; mais il gardait des raideurs de membres, les ongles de ses mains larges ne repoussaient pas, mangés par le fer.