If he wanted to get rid of Camille, it was solely for the purpose of marrying Therese. It was his intention to bask in the sun, after the crime, like the murderer of the wagoner, in the story related by old Michaud.
Il voulait se débarrasser de Camille uniquement pour épouser Thérèse; il entendait vivre au soleil, après le crime, comme le meurtrier du roulier dont le vieux Michaud avait conté l'histoire.