They stood a little aloof while he was talking to their niece, who, astonished and confused, scarcely dared lift her eyes to his face, and knew not what answer she returned to his civil inquiries after her family.
Ils resterent tous deux un peu a l’écart pendant qu’il s’entretenait avec leur niece Celle-ci, étonnée et confondue, osait a peine lever les yeux sur lui et répondait au hasard aux questions courtoises qu’il lui posait sur sa famille.