Maheu told him the story, and asked for his authority to engage the man; he emphasized the desire of the Company to substitute men for women, as at Anzin.
Maheu lui conta l'histoire, demanda l'autorisation d'embaucher l'homme; et il insistait sur le désir que témoignait la Compagnie de substituer aux herscheuses des garçons, comme a Anzin.