The recollection of his crime caused him strange surprise; never could he have imagined himself capable of murder. He so prudent, so cowardly, shuddered at the mere thought, ice-like beads of perspiration stood out on his forehead when he reflected that the authorities might have discovered his crime and guillotined him.
Le souvenir de son crime le surprenait étrangement; jamais il ne se serait cru capable d'un assassinat; toute sa prudence, toute sa lâcheté frissonnait, il lui montait au front des sueurs glacées, lorsqu'il songeait qu'on aurait pu découvrir son crime et le guillotiner.