"La Esmeralda!" said Gringoire, stupefied in the midst of his emotions, by the abrupt manner in which that magic word knotted together all his reminiscences of the day.
« La Esmeralda ! » dit Gringoire, stupéfait, au milieu de ses émotions, de la brusque manière dont ce mot magique nouait tous les souvenirs de sa journée.