A peine fut-il arrivé sur la frontière, qu’il trouva ridicule de se tenir dans une maison, occupé à se chauffer devant une bonne cheminée, tandis que des soldats bivouaquaient.
No sooner had he reached the frontier than he felt that it would be absurd for him to stay in a house, toasting himself before a good fire, when there were soldiers in bivouac outside.