Meaulnes spotted Daniel and the little girls with feathers in their hats whose voices he had heard the day before in the drive near the wood. . . . The other part of the show was lost on him, so great was his anxiety to find, among the crowd, the charming hat trimmed with roses and the long brown cloak.
Meaulnes reconnut Daniel et les petites filles aux chapeaux à plumes, qu’il avait entendus la veille dans l’allée du bois… Le reste du spectacle lui échappa, tant il était anxieux de retrouver dans la foule le gracieux chapeau de roses et le grand manteau marron.