They contented themselves with casting a sidelong look at the new-comers; then, dejected and without anger, they again stared fixedly at the mouth of the shaft, with their lamps in their hands, shivering beneath their thin jackets, in the constant draughts of this large room.
Ils se contentaient de jeter un regard oblique aux nouveaux venus; puis, abattus et sans colere, ils se remettaient a regarder fixement la bouche du puits, leur lampe a la main, grelottant sous la mince toile de leur veste, dans les courants d'air continus de la grande salle.