Had they come a little earlier, this return to tender sentiments, the eclipse of remorse in Madame de Renal would have been a divine happiness; obtained thus by artifice, they were no more than mere pleasure.
Un peu plus tôt arrivés, le retour aux sentiments tendres, l’éclipse des remords chez Mme de Rênal eussent été un bonheur divin ; ainsi obtenus avec art, ce ne fut plus qu’un plaisir.