" At one moment he would have struck him, and to resist the temptation he rushed about the hall with long strides, venting his fury on the benches through which he made a passage.
Un instant, il l'aurait giflé; et, pour résister a la tentation, il se lança dans la salle a grands pas, il soulagea sa fureur sur les bancs, au travers desquels il s'ouvrait un passage.