Rodolphe was pressing her hand, and he felt it all warm and quivering like a captive dove that wants to fly away; but, whether she was trying to take it away or whether she was answering his pressure; she made a movement with her fingers. He exclaimed—
Rodolphe lui serrait la main, et il la sentait toute chaude et frémissante comme une tourterelle captive qui veut reprendre sa volée; mais, soit qu’elle essayât de la dégager ou bien qu’elle répondît à cette pression, elle fit un mouvement des doigts; il s’écria: