Nevertheless, the time came when he found himself obliged to mention that the portrait would be finished on the morrow, and Madame Raquin thereupon announced that they would celebrate the completion of the work of the artist by dining together.
Il lui fallut pourtant déclarer un jour qu'il terminerait le portrait le lendemain. Mme Raquin annonça qu'on dînerait ensemble et qu'on fêterait l'oeuvre du peintre.