He remained thus for more than an hour without making a movement, with his eye fixed on the deserted cell, more gloomy, and more pensive than a mother seated between an empty cradle and a full coffin.
Il resta ainsi plus d’une heure sans faire un mouvement, l’œil fixé sur la cellule déserte, plus sombre et plus pensif qu’une mère assise entre un berceau vide et un cercueil plein.