Étienne went as far as the door, thanking the miner, who was leaving; but the latter nodded his head without adding a word, and the young man watched him painfully climb up the road to the settlement.
Étienne alla jusqu'a la porte, remerciant le mineur qui partait; mais celui-ci hochait la tete, sans ajouter un mot, et le jeune homme le regarda monter péniblement le chemin du coron.