Step by step they were returning to the Voreux; and before the black mass of the pit he continued swearing that he, at least, would never go down; but he could forgive those who did.
Pas a pas, ils étaient revenus au Voreux; et, devant la masse noire de la fosse, il continua, il jura de ne jamais redescendre, lui; mais il pardonnait a ceux qui redescendraient.