At dinner her husband thought she looked well, but she pretended not to hear him when he inquired about her ride, and she remained sitting there with her elbow at the side of her plate between the two lighted candles.
Son mari, au dîner, lui trouva bonne mine; mais elle eut l’air de ne pas l’entendre lorsqu’il s’informa de sa promenade; et elle restait le coude au bord de son assiette, entre les deux bougies qui brûlaient.