When the moment for the farewells had come, Madame Homais wept, Justin sobbed; Homais, as a man of nerve, concealed his emotion; he wished to carry his friend's overcoat himself as far as the gate of the notary, who was taking Leon to Rouen in his carriage.
Lorsque le moment fut venu des embrassades, madame Homais pleura; Justin sanglotait; Homais, en homme fort, dissimula son émotion; il voulut lui-même porter le paletot de son ami jusqu’à la grille du notaire, qui emmenait Léon à Rouen dans sa voiture.