Then, lying in a heap against him, her ears laid back, she would close her eyes; and without growing tired, with an unconscious caressing gesture, he would pass his hand over her grey silky fur, calmed by that warm living softness.
Puis, tassée contre lui, les oreilles rabattues, elle fermait les yeux; tandis que, sans se lasser, d'un geste de caresse inconscient, il passait la main sur la soie grise de son poil, l'air calmé par cette douceur tiede et vivante.