There was an instant of profound silence between the two interlocutors. It was evident that the cardinal was weighing beforehand the terms in which he was about to speak, and that Milady was collecting all her intellectual faculties to comprehend the things he was about to say, and to engrave them in her memory when they should be spoken.
Il y eut un instant de profond silence entre les deux interlocuteurs; il était évident que le cardinal mesurait d'avance les termes dans lesquels il allait parler, et que Milady recueillait toutes ses facultés intellectuelles pour comprendre les choses qu'il allait dire et les graver dans sa mémoire quand elles seraient dites.