Then we could decide what we were to tell the village people and to write to Meaulnes' mother ... And the man whipped up his horse, refusing the glass of wine we offered.
Ensuite, on déciderait de ce qu’il faudrait raconter aux gens du pays et écrire à la mère de Meaulnes… Et l’homme fouetta sa bête, en refusant le verre de vin que nous lui offrions.