Meanwhileithadgrownunbearablyhot，thesparklingriverlookedlikeablazeoffireandthefumesofthewineweregettingintotheirheads.
MonsieurDufour，whohadaviolenthiccough，hadunbuttonedhiswaistcoatandthetopbuttonofhistrousers，whilehiswife，whofeltchoking，wasgraduallyunfasteningherdress.Theapprenticewasshakinghisyellowwiginahappyframeofmind，andkepthelpinghimselftowine，andtheoldgrandmother，feelingtheeffectsofthewine，wasverystiffanddignified.Asforthegirl，onenoticedonlyapeculiarbrightnessinhereyes，whilethebrowncheeksbecamemorerosy.
Thecoffeefinished，theysuggestedsinging，andeachofthemsangorrepeatedacouplet，whichtheothersapplaudedfrantically.Thentheygotupwithsomedifficulty，andwhilethetwowomen，whowereratherdizzy，weretryingtogetabreathofair，thetwomen，whowerealtogetherdrunk，wereattemptinggymnastics.Heavy，limpandwithscarletfacestheyhungor，awkwardlytotheironrings，withoutbeingabletoraisethemselves.
Meanwhilethetwoboatingmenhadgottheirboatsintothewater，andtheycamebackandpolitelyaskedtheladieswhethertheywouldlikearow.
\"Wouldyoulikeone，MonsieurDufour？\"hiswifeexclaimed.\"Pleasecome！\"