La duchesse parlait assez lentement, afin de se donner le temps de jouir de la figure du prince ; elle était délicieuse à cause de l’étonnement profond et du reste de grands airs que la position de la tête et des bras accusait encore.
The Duchessa spoke quite slowly so as to give herself time to enjoy the spectacle of the Prince's face; it was delicious, by reason of the profound astonishment and of the traces of the grand manner which the position of his head and arms still betrayed.