The twilight was already darkening the room; it was five o'clock when a disturbance made M. Hennebeau jump, as he sat dazed and inert with his elbows in his papers.
Le crépuscule assombrissait déja la piece, il était cinq heures, lorsqu'un vacarme fit sursauter M. Hennebeau, étourdi, inerte, les coudes toujours dans ses papiers.