Le succès fut tel que Fabrice eut enfin l’idée qui changea tout dans son âme, que, ne fût-ce que par simple curiosité, la marquise Crescenzi pourrait bien un jour venir assister à l’un de ses sermons.
His success was such that Fabrizio finally conceived the idea, which altered his whole nature, that, were it only from simple curiosity, the Marchesa Crescenzi might very well come one day to listen to one of his sermons.