The only one of the men in whom he felt a deep hostility was lanky Chaval: not that they were cool towards each other, for, on the contrary, they had become companions; only when they joked their eyes seemed to devour each other.
Et, parmi les hommes du marchandage, celui-ci ne sentait plus une hostilité sourde que chez le grand Chaval, non pas qu'ils parussent se bouder, car ils étaient devenus camarades au contraire; seulement, leurs regards se mangeaient, quand ils plaisantaient ensemble.