Presently he came upon a group of three or four peasants, who had been drinking more than was good for them.
One of them, whose bearing and appearance showed that he had served in the army, was talking noisily to the others.
"You will see that I, Jacques Bruno, artilleryman, will be a great man yet," he said.

"I shall soon be rich.

I have had enough poverty since I left the army, but I shall have plenty of gold yet.

You will see what you will see." "How can you be rich ?" one of the others said, with an air of drunken wisdom.

"You are lazy, Jacques Bruno.