And to think that these people had been upon the point of instituting a revolt against the bailiff through impatience to hear his work! now that they had it they did not care for it.
Et songer que ce peuple avait été sur le point de se rebeller contre monsieur le bailli, par impatience d’entendre son ouvrage ! maintenant qu’on l’avait, on ne s’en souciait.