"Ah, yes," said a light-horseman, with a glass of brandy in his hand, which he sipped slowly. "I hear you gentlemen of the Guards have been in the trenches tonight, and that you did not get much the best of the Rochellais."
En efecto dijo un caballo ligero que se contoneaba sosteniendo en la mano un vaso de aguardiente que degustaba con lentitud ; en efecto, esta noche estabais de trinchera, señores guardias, y me parece que andado en dimes y diretes con los rochelleses.