Then, when she had had a good cry, and was weary of mourning, she thought, in spite of herself, of what Michaud had said, and became familiar with the idea of purchasing a little happiness at the cost of a marriage which, according to her delicate mind, was like killing her son again.
Puis, quand elle eut bien pleuré, qu'elle fut lasse de regrets, elle songea malgré elle aux paroles de Michaud; elle s'accoutuma à l'idée d'acheter un peu de bonheur au prix d'un mariage qui, dans les délicatesses de sa mémoire, tuait de nouveau son fils.