Doch, um in den Straßen den Passanten (und vor allem den Passantinnen) nachzugehen, giebt es keine bessere Veranlassung, als nicht zu wissen, wo sein Haupt niederlegen.
Moreover, for the purpose of thus following passers−by (and especially female passers−by) in the streets, which Gringoire was fond of doing, there is no better disposition than ignorance of where one is going to sleep.