Laurent was terrified. He knew that somewhere in this neighbourhood, was a Commissariat of Police, and he said to himself that there could no longer be any doubt as to the intentions of his wife, she was certainly about to denounce him.
Laurent fut terrifié; il savait qu'il y avait quelque part près de là un commissariat de police; il se dit qu'il ne pouvait plus douter, que sa femme allait sûrement le livrer.