En recevant l’anneau pastoral de l’archevêque, Clélia s’était bien promis de parler à son père, lorsqu’elle serait en voiture, du petit service que le prélat lui demandait. Mais après le mot “menaces” prononcé avec colère, elle se tint pour assurée que son père intercepterait la commission ; elle recouvrait cet anneau de la main gauche et le serrait avec passion.
On receiving the Archbishop's pastoral ring, Clelia had indeed promised herself that she would inform her father, as soon as she was in the carriage, of the little service which the prelate had asked of her; but after the word threats, uttered with anger, she took it for granted that her father would intercept the token; she covered the ring with her left hand and pressed it passionately.