Previous to his meeting with Camille, the state of his purse not permitting him to idle away his time in the cafes, he loitered at the cheap eating-houses where he took his dinner, smoking his pipe and sipping his coffee and brandy which cost him three sous.
Avant de rencontrer Camille, comme il n'avait pas d'argent pour aller se traîner sur les banquettes des cafés, il s'attardait dans la crémerie où il dînait le soir, il fumait des pipes en prenant un gloria qui lui coûtait trois sous.