Rodolphe, having caught sight of him from afar, hurried on, but Madame Bovary lost her breath; so he walked more slowly, and, smiling at her, said in a rough tone—
Rodolphe, l’ayant aperçu de loin, avait pris un train rapide; mais madame Bovary s’essouffla; il se ralentit donc et lui dit en souriant, d’un ton brutal: