She had ceased to hasten, and resumed her old custom of doing up her hair at the edge of her bed, while her arms, raised in the air, lifted her chemise to her thighs, and he, without his trousers, sometimes helped her, looking for the hairpins that she had lost.
Elle avait cessé de se hâter, elle reprenait son habitude ancienne de nouer ses cheveux au bord de son lit, les bras en l'air, remontant sa chemise jusqu'a ses cuisses; et lui, sans pantalon, l'aidait parfois, cherchait les épingles qu'elle perdait.