Therese could not reply. Both she and Laurent had been following the exertion of the paralysed woman, and she was now looking at the hand of her aunt, which stood out wan in the raw light of the lamp, like an avenging hand that was about to speak.
Thérèse ne put répondre; elle avait suivi, ainsi que Laurent, le labeur de la paralytique, elle regardait la main de sa tante, blafarde sous la lumière crue de la lampe, comme une main vengeresse qui allait parler.