He seems to be covered with mud and is badly dressed; trouser clips are tight round his ankles, an old midshipman's cap fits closely on his hair which is too long. I can now see his face, so much thinner . . .
Il paraît couvert de boue et mal vêtu ; des épingles de bicyclette serrent le bas de son pantalon, une vieille casquette à ancre est plaquée sur ses cheveux trop longs ; je vois maintenant sa figure amaigrie… Il semble avoir pleuré.