If they threatened one another to confess the crime, it was merely to strike terror into each other and drive away the thought, for they would never have had strength to speak and seek peace in punishment.
S'ils se menaçaient de confesser le crime, c'était uniquement pour se terrifier et s'en ôter la pensée, car jamais ils n'auraient eu la force de parler et de chercher la paix dans le châtiment.