It struck him clearly that if he let her go now he should never see heragain; lifting her up in his arms he carried her to an arm-chair, forcedher into it, and kneeling down in front of her barred her in with hisarms.
Il comprit brusquement que s'il la laissait partir il ne la reverraitjamais, et, l'enlevant, il la porta sur un fauteuil, l'assit de force,puis s'agenouillant et formant une chaîne de ses bras: