Finally, having made themselves of as much importance and asked as many questions as possible, the sergents de ville condescended to accept a couple of-petits verres a-piece, and then, with much lifting of cocked hats and clattering of sabres, departed.

If you feel doubtful of this point, remember how you accused Verres,though, to be sure, you only gave him an example of your father's trade, when you made water.

Il s'approche un moment de la table où les verres Et les hanaps, dorés et peints, petits et grands, Sont étagés, divers pour les vins différents; Il a soif; les flacons tentent sa lèvre avide; Mais la goutte qui reste au fond d'un verre vide Trahirait que quelqu'un dans la salle est vivant; Il va droit aux chevaux.

No longer could the philosophic Parisian sip his petit verre and watch the drama of the boulevards from the shady side of a marble-topped table.