Il n’eut garde, ce jour-là ; mais le Gonzo se serait plutôt coupé la langue que d’ajouter un mot sur la petite Marini ; et, à chaque instant, il commençait un discours, calculé de façon à ce que le marquis pût espérer qu’il allait revenir aux amours de la petite bourgeoise.
He let the time pass that day; but Gonzo would sooner have cut out his tongue than have said another word about the little Marini; and, every moment, he began a speech, so planned that the Marchese might hope that he was about to return to the subject of the little lady's love affairs.