The children slept; even Alzire's eyelids were closed; but the mother now remained with her eyes open in the darkness, while, pulling at her breast, the pendent breast of an exhausted woman, Estelle was purring like a kitten.
Les enfants dormaient, les paupieres d'Alzire elle-meme s'étaient closes. Mais la mere restait maintenant les yeux ouverts dans l'obscurité, tandis que, tirant sur sa mamelle pendante de femme épuisée, Estelle ronronnait comme un petit chat.