Its air of modest comfort seemed to possess no particular attraction for its owner. Instead of entering the house at once he fetched a spade from a little shed and began to work in the garden. For about a quarter of an hour he dug on uninterrupted. At length, however, a window opened, and a female voice called to him,--
"Eh, bien! Tu ne djenes pas ce matin?"
The answer, and the rest of the conversation, was in French; but as this is an English book, I shall translate it into English.
"Is breakfast ready, Hortense?"
"Certainly; it has been ready half an hour."

Instead of entering the house, Mr. Moore fetched a spade from a shed and began to work in the garden. For about a quarter of an hour he dug, until a window opened, and a female voice called:
"Eh, bien! Tu ne djenes pas ce matin?"
His answer, and the rest of the conversation, I shall translate into English.
"Is breakfast ready, Hortense?"
"Certainly; it has been ready half an hour."
