Now, as from La Huchette to Buchy there is no other way than by Yonville, he had to go through the village, and Emma had recognised him by the rays of the lanterns, which like lightning flashed through the twilight.
Or, comme il n’y a, de la Huchette à Buchy, pas d’autre chemin que celui d’Yonville, il lui avait fallu traverser le village, et Emma l’avait reconnu à la lueur des lanternes qui coupaient comme un éclair le crépuscule.