He was always thinking of taking her and pressing her very tight between his arms, as he had seen others do and she, too, would have liked it, for it would have been a change for her to be so nicely caressed.
Lui, toujours, songeait a la prendre, a la serrer tres fort entre ses bras, comme il voyait faire aux autres; et elle aussi, aurait bien voulu, car ça l'aurait changée, d'etre ainsi caressée gentiment.