Father Roland, always goaded on by his seafaring craze, would questiontheir new friend about the departed captain; and she would talk of him,and his voyages, and his old-world tales, without hesitation, like aresigned and reasonable woman who loves life and respects death.
Le père Roland, que sa manie de pose marine aiguillonnait sans cesse,interrogeait leur nouvelle amie sur le défunt capitaine, et elle parlaitde lui, de ses voyages, de ses anciens récits, sans embarras, en femmeraisonnable et résignée qui aime la vie et respecte la mort.