Um sechs Uhr hörte er Wagengerassel draußen auf dem Markte. Es war die Post, die von Rouen zurückkehrte.
At six o'clock a noise like a clatter of old iron was heard on the Place; it was the "Hirondelle" coming in, and he remained with his forehead against the windowpane, watching all the passengers get out, one after the other.