He had great difficulty in getting back to his seat, for his elbows were jerked at every step because of the glass he held in his hands, and he even spilt three-fourths on the shoulders of a Rouen lady in short sleeves, who feeling the cold liquid running down to her loins, uttered cries like a peacock, as if she were being assassinated.
Csak nagynehezen tudott visszavergődni a páholyba; mert lépten-nyomon meglökték a könyökét, s a tele poharával alig mert előre haladni. A pohár tartalmának háromnegyed részét végre is egy kivágott ruháju roueni hölgynek a vállára locscsantotta.