Laurent, to drive away his recollections, violently tore himself from the ecstasy of horror that enthralled him in the gaze of Therese. He took a few strides in the room; he removed his boots and put on slippers; then, returning to his former place, he sat down at the chimney corner, and tried to talk on matters of indifference.
Laurent, pour chasser les souvenirs, s'arracha violemment à l'extase épouvantée qui le tenait sous le regard de Thérèse; il fit quelques pas dans la chambre; il retira ses bottes et mit des pantoufles, puis il revint s'asseoir au coin de la cheminée, il essaya de parler de choses indifférentes.