Then, whether she confessed or did not confess, presently, immediately, to-morrow, he would know the catastrophe all the same; so she must wait for this horrible scene, and bear the weight of his magnanimity.
Puis, qu’elle avouât ou n’avouât pas, tout à l’heure, tantôt, demain, il n’en saurait pas moins la catastrophe; donc, il fallait attendre cette horrible scène et subir le poids de sa magnanimité.