Mais, en parlant ainsi, ses yeux moqueurs brillaient d’un si vif éclat que le prince ne put le supporter ; il regarda au plafond, ce qui chez lui était le dernier signe du plus extrême embarras.
but, as she said the words, her mocking eyes shone with so bright a sparkle that the Prince could not endure it; he studied the ceiling, an act which with him was the final sign of the most extreme embarrassment.