Die beiden Pferde kamen im langsamsten Zotteltrabe gerade in dem Moment vor der Vorhalle des Rathauses an, als sich Feuerwehr und Bürgergarde in Reih und Glied unter Trommelschlag davor aufgestellt hatten.
A few even forgot their collars; but the equipage of the prefect seemed to anticipate the crowd, and the two yoked jades, trapesing in their harness, came up at a little trot in front of the peristyle of the town hall at the very moment when the National Guard and firemen deployed, beating drums and marking time.