She put them into the tiny shoes, took them out, admired them, marvelled at them, looked at the light through them, was curious to see them try to walk on her bed, and would gladly have passed her life on her knees, putting on and taking off the shoes from those feet, as though they had been those of an Infant Jesus."
Elle les mettait dans les petits souliers, les retirait, les admirait, s’en émerveillait, regardait le jour au travers, s’apitoyait de les essayer à la marche sur son lit, et eût volontiers passé sa vie à genoux, à chausser et à déchausser ces pieds-là comme ceux d’un enfant-Jésus.