All of a sudden, the frenzy of the bell seized upon him; his look became extraordinary; he lay in wait for the great bell as it passed, as a spider lies in wait for a fly, and flung himself abruptly upon it, with might and main.
Tout à coup la frénésie de la cloche le gagnait ; son regard devenait extraordinaire ; il attendait le bourdon au passage, comme l’araignée attend la mouche, et se jetait brusquement sur lui à corps perdu.