The clock struck seven; Henri and Lénore had just broken a plate in persisting in helping Alzire, who was laying the table, when Father Bonnemort came in first, in a hurry to dine and go back to the pit.
Le coucou sonnait sept heures, Henri et Lénore venaient de casser une assiette en s'obstinant a aider Alzire, qui mettait le couvert, lorsque le pere Bonnemort rentra le premier, pressé de dîner et de retourner a la fosse.