Ifhe had had any pocket-money, he would have taken a carriage for a longdrive in the country, along by the farm-ditches shaded by beech and elmtrees; but he had to think twice of the cost of a glass of beer or apostage-stamp, and such an indulgence was out of his ken.
S'il avait eu quelque argent il aurait pris une voiturepour faire une longue promenade dans la campagne, le long des fossés deferme ombragés de hêtres et d'ormes; mais il devait compter le prix d'unbock ou d'un timbre-poste, et ces fantaisies-là ne lui étaient pointpermises.