The valet had shrunk into the dark corner of the room, and had remained so motionless that we had forgotten his presence until, upon this appeal from his former master, he took a step forward into the light, turning his sallow face in our direction.
Le valet avait quitté le coin sombre de la pièce où il était resté dans une immobilité telle que nous avions oublié sa présence. Alors, à cet appel de son ancien maître, il vint se placer en pleine lumière et tourna de notre côté sa figure blême.