Every morning he dreamed of winning her in the evening; then, when she looked at him with her cold eyes, and when he felt that everything within her denied itself to him, he even avoided touching her hand.
Chaque matin, il revait de la conquérir le soir; puis, lorsqu'elle le regardait de ses yeux froids, lorsqu'il sentait que tout en elle se refusait, il évitait meme de lui effleurer la main.