And while Lénore and Henri, to beguile their hunger, were scraping, with deafening noise, an old saucepan in which cabbages had been boiled the day before, Maheude, after having placed Estelle on the table, was standing up threatening Catherine with her fist.
Et, pendant que Lénore et Henri, pour amuser leur faim, grattaient avec un bruit assourdissant une vieille casserole, ou des choux avaient bouilli la veille, la Maheude toute droite, apres avoir posé Estelle sur la table, menaçait du poing Catherine.