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Gervaise, frightened, squeezed up against the door of the hotel. Old Bazouge, an undertaker's helper of some fifty years of age, had his black trousers all stained with mud, his black cape hooked on to his shoulder, and his black feather hat knocked in by some tumble he had taken. "Don't be afraid, he's harmless," continued Lorilleux.
Then, instead of throwing herself out of the window, as she had at one moment thought of doing, she set to knocking and calling: "Old Bazouge! Old Bazouge!" The undertaker's helper was taking off his shoes and singing, "There were three lovely girls." He had probably had a good day, for he seemed even more maudlin than usual. "Old Bazouge! Old Bazouge!" repeated Gervaise, raising her voice.
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