stable-boy

Then Homais represented to him how much jollier and brisker he would feel afterwards, and even gave him to understand that he would be more likely to please the women; and the stable-boy began to smile heavily.

Alors Homais lui représentait combien il se sentirait ensuite plus gaillard et plus ingambe, et même lui donnait à entendre qu’il s’en trouverait mieux pour plaire aux femmes; et le valet d’écurie se prenait à sourire lourdement.