Then, becoming as unreserved as he had been cautious just before, the waiter informed him of the presence of Madame Madeleine in the inn, where she had just arrived and a man with-her.

Alors, avec autant de crudité qu’il avais mis jusque-là de ménagement, le garçon lui apprit la présence de madame Madeleine dans l’auberge où elle venait d’arriver en compagnie d’un homme.

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When her fit of musing had passed away, she felt a desire, before getting into bed, to set in order the few packages that the waiter had brought up, and dropped down at random.

Lorsqu’elle sortit de son immobilité, elle voulut ranger avant de se coucher, les quelques paquets que le garçon avait montés et jetés au hasard.

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Madeleine Ferat

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A waiter informed them that the room never emptied between ten and one o'clock, such was the rush of appetite, sharpened by the keen mountain air.

Un garçon leur déclara que, de dix heures à une heure, la salle ne désemplissait pas, sous l’assaut des appétits, aiguisés par l’air vif des montagnes.

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The spiky-haired waiter put his head in the door.

Le garçon aux cheveux hérissés passa sa tête par la porte.

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© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.

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© 1925 by John Dos Passos

© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos

But as soon as he had dipped his big moustaches in the absinthe, he angrily called the waiter back again. ' Are you having a game with me ?

Puis, quand il eut trempé ses grosses moustaches dans son absinthe, il le rappela furieusement. «Est-ce que tu te fiches de moi?

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There was a carpet-bag missing, and she looked for it all round, finding it at last on the marble top of the drawers, where the waiter had dropped it down.

Il manquait un sac de nuit. Elle le chercha des yeux et l’aperçut sur le marbre de la commode, où le garçon l’avait déposé.

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Madeleine Ferat

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The waiter entered with a singular expression on his face.

Le garçon de service entra d’un air singulier.

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he asked; and then, as Madame Charbonnel timidly dropped upon her chair again, he cried to the waiter : ' Jules, a glass of absinthe and some cigars !'

Et, pendant que Mme Charbonnel, intimidée, retombait sur sa chaise, il cria au garçon de café:«Jules, une absinthe et des cigares!»

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Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

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Then, after picking up his hat, he sat himself down with a superb air, and called to the waiter:" Alfred, change my beer! "

Puis, après avoir ramassé son chapeau, il s'assit d'un air superbe, il cria au garçon: – Alfred, changez-moi mon bock!

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When she had tossed the coin into the bag, Clorinde held out her hand again. ' Aren't you going to give anything to the waiter ? ' she asked playfully. Rougon felt in his pocket and brought out a couple of sous, which he dropped into her hand.

Lorsqu'elle eut jeté la pièce dans l'aumônière, elle présenta de nouveau la main, en disant plaisamment:«Et vous ne donnez rien pour la fille?», il chercha, trouva deux sous qu'il lui mit dans la main.

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Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

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The waiter could hardly manage to serve the many glasses of beer, bottles of expensive wine, biscuits, and plates of cold meat which were ordered of him.

Le garçon ne suffisait plus à servir des bocks, des fins vins, des biscuits, même des viandes froides.

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The Three Cities - Paris

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Wont look at me because I'm a waiter.

Elle ne veut pas me regarder parce que je ne suis qu'un garçon.

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© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.

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© 1925 by John Dos Passos

© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos

There was now only one gas-lamp alight just above his head, and the waiter standing behind him stood waiting amid the gloomy, chilly void of the room.

Il n’y avait plus qu’un bec de gaz allumé au-dessus de sa tête, et le garçon, derrière son dos, attendait, dans le vide noir et glacé de la salle.

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The waiter had gone to look for a candle and the key erf a bedroom, as the new-comers had expressed their wish to retire at once.

Le garçon était allé chercher une bougie et la clef d’une chambre, les nouveaux venus lui ayant témoigné le désir de se coucher immédiatement.

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Madeleine Ferat

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Gagniere, quite at his ease, as if he had been at home, absolutely indifferent to the yawns of the solitary waiter, who was stretching his arms, glanced towards Claude, but without seeing him, for his eyes were dim.

Gagnière, très à l’aise, comme chez lui, indifférent aux bâillements de l’unique garçon qui s’étirait dans la salle, regardait Claude sans le voir, les yeux vagues.

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