As he approached this beautiful girl who had deigned to speak to him, 'I must tell her the truth,' thought Julien, who was growing courageous by dint of his conquered shyness.
En s’approchant de cette jeune fille si belle, qui daignait lui adresser la parole, il faut que je lui dise la vérité, pensa Julien, qui devenait courageux à force de timidité vaincue.