But his attempts at consolation produced no effect; he did not know that Madame de Renal had taken it into her head that, to appease the anger of a jealous God, she must either hate Julien or see her son die.
Mais ses consolations ne produisaient aucun effet ; il ne savait pas que Mme de Rênal s’était mis dans la tête que, pour apaiser la colère du Dieu jaloux, il fallait haïr Julien ou voir mourir son fils.