On repeated occasions, he took Madame Raquin to one side, and terrified her by appearing very much alarmed himself at the changes and ravages he said he perceived on the face of the young woman.
A plusieurs reprises, il prit Mme Raquin à part, il la terrifia en paraissant très effrayé lui-même des changements, des ravages qu'il disait voir sur le visage de la jeune femme.