Mittlerweile waren Rudolf und Emma in den ersten Stock des Rathauses gestiegen, in den Sitzungssaal. Da dieser leer war, erklärte Boulanger, das wäre so recht der Ort, das Schauspiel bequem zu genießen.
Rodolphe, meanwhile, with Madame Bovary, had gone up to the first floor of the town hall, to the "council-room," and, as it was empty, he declared that they could enjoy the sight there more comfortably.