On Sunday, for example, one could not get him out of the drawing-room, whither Madame Homais had called him to fetch the children, who were falling asleep in the arm-chairs, and dragging down with their backs calico chair-covers that were too large.
Le dimanche, par exemple, on ne pouvait le faire sortir du salon, où madame Homais l’avait appelé pour prendre les enfants, qui s’endormaient dans les fauteuils, en tirant avec leurs dos les housses de calicot, trop larges.