Madame de Renal observed that he was speaking more often than before to Miss Elisa; she learned that these conversations were due to the limitations of Julien's extremely small wardrobe.
Mme de Rênal remarqua qu’il parlait plus souvent que de coutume à Mlle Élisa ; elle apprit que ces entretiens étaient causés par la pénurie de la très petite garde-robe de Julien.