Then, as night fell and no more light came from the classroom windows on the throng of boys, Meaulnes used suddenly to get up, and pushing his way through, call out:
Puis, à la nuit tombante, lorsque la lueur des carreaux de la classe n’éclairait plus le groupe confus des jeunes gens, Meaulnes se levait soudain et, traversant le cercle pressé :