That evening, Madame de Fervaques behaved to him exactly as though she had not received the philosophical, mystical and religious dissertation which, in the morning, he had handed to her porter with such an air of melancholy.
Le soir, Mme de Fervaques fut pour lui exactement comme si elle n’eût pas reçu la dissertation philosophique, mystique et religieuse que, le matin, il avait remise à son portier avec tant de mélancolie.