At first, he had made them go in, jeering and pretending to believe that they had come to pay their debts: that was nice of them to have agreed to come and bring the money all at once.
D'abord, il les avait fait entrer, ricanant, feignant de croire qu'elles venaient payer leurs dettes: ça, c'était gentil, de s'etre entendu, pour apporter l'argent d'un coup.