It seemed to Laurent and Therese that the blood from one penetrated the chest of the other, passing through their joined fists. These fists became a live fire whereon their lives were boiling.
Il semblait à Laurent et à Thérèse que le sang de l'un allait dans la poitrine de l'autre en passant par leurs poings unis; ces poings devenaient un foyer ardent où leur vie bouillait.