Captain Beausire, a funny little man whohad become quite round by dint of being rolled about at sea, and whoseideas also seemed to have been worn round, like the pebbles of a beach,while he laughed with his throat full of _r_'s, looked upon life as acapital thing, in which everything that might turn up was good to take.
Le capitaineBeausire, un petit homme tout rond à force d'avoir roulé sur la mer,et dont toutes les idées semblaient rondes aussi, comme les galets desrivages, et qui riait avec des _r_ plein la gorge, jugeait la vieune chose excellente dont tout était bon à prendre.