The next day, on entering the Morgue, he received a violent shock in the chest. Opposite him, on a slab, Camille lay looking at him, extended on his back, his head raised, his eyes half open.
Le lendemain, comme il entrait à la Morgue, il reçut un coup violent dans la poitrine: en face de lui, sur une dalle, Camille le regardait, étendu sur le dos, la tête levée, les yeux entr'ouverts.