He had remained, therefore, for several minutes, leaning in silence against the carved jamb of the chimney, and thinking or not thinking, when Fleur−de−Lys suddenly turned and addressed him.
Il se tenait donc depuis quelques moments, pensant ou ne pensant pas, appuyé en silence au chambranle sculpté de la cheminée, quand Fleur-de-Lys, se tournant soudain, lui adressa la parole.