Take their case, they could get on, if it was not for the grandfather who was getting quite stiff, and if it was not that among the lot only two of her sons and her eldest daughter were old enough to go down into the pit.
Ainsi, chez eux, ils auraient vécu, s'ils n'avaient pas eu le grand-pere qui devenait tout raide, et si, dans le tas, deux de ses garçons et sa fille aînée seulement avaient l'âge de descendre a la fosse.