In the beginning he had called on her several times along with the druggist. Charles had not appeared particularly anxious to see him again, and Leon did not know what to do between his fear of being indiscreet and the desire for an intimacy that seemed almost impossible.
Au commencement, il était venu chez elle plusieurs fois dans la compagnie du pharmacien, Charles n’avait point paru extrêmement curieux de le recevoir; et Léon ne savait comment s’y prendre entre la peur d’être indiscret et le désir d’une intimité qu’il estimait presque impossible.