Among other moments there came one, when it occurred to him that it was perhaps the very minute when the hideous chain which he had seen that morning, was pressing its iron noose closer about that frail and graceful neck.
Il y eut un moment entre autres où il lui vint à l’esprit que c’était là peut-être la minute où la hideuse chaîne qu’il avait vue le matin resserrait son nœud de fer autour de ce cou si frêle et si gracieux.