The silly chuckling of the guests beside them, who wished to hear them talk familiarly, so as to dispel all restraint, made them stammer and colour. They could never make up their minds to treat one another as sweethearts in the presence of company.
Les invités, qui ricanaient bêtement autour d'eux, ayant voulu les entendre se tutoyer, pour dissiper toute gêne, ils balbutièrent, ils rougirent, ils ne purent jamais se résoudre à se traiter en amants, devant le monde.