Original Text: Le Petit Clerc,
(dit: Saute-Ruisseau).
Le petit clerc mange peu, court beaucoup, flane davantage et revient le plus tard possible à l'étude où il est le souffre-douleur. Il s'appelle ordinairement Pitou, Godard ou Galuchet.
Translation: The junior clerk, called the "gutter jumper".
The little clerk eats little, runs a lot, loiters even more and returns as late as possible to the office, where he is considered to be the butt. Ordinarily he is called Pitou, Godard or Galuchet.
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