He turned his back on the condemned girl, his head sank upon his breast once more, he crossed his hands and rejoined his escort of priests, and a moment later he was seen to disappear, with the cross, the candles, and the copes, beneath the misty arches of the cathedral, and his sonorous voice was extinguished by degrees in the choir, as he chanted this verse of despair,−−
Il tourna le dos à la condamnée, sa tête retomba sur sa poitrine, ses mains se croisèrent, il rejoignit son cortège de prêtres, et un moment après on le vit disparaître, avec la croix, les cierges et les chapes, sous les arceaux brumeux de la cathédrale ; et sa voix sonore s’éteignit par degrés dans le chœur en chantant ce verset de désespoir :