It may be observed that at the very moment when, thanks to the ray of the sun, he perceived the gun barrel, he was thinking with astonishment on the forbearance of his Eminence with respect to him.
On se rappelle qu'au moment même où il avait, grâce à ce bienheureux rayon de soleil, aperçu le canon du fusil, il s'étonnait de la longanimité de Son Éminence à son égard.