At the moment when he was about to retire, she was cheered with a ray of hope, for she thought he was about to speak; but his lips moved without any sound leaving his mouth, and making a powerful effort to control himself, he sent back to his heart the words that were about to escape from his lips, and went out.
Aussi, au moment où il allait se retirer, eut-elle une lueur d'espoir; car elle crut que c'était lui qui allait parler; mais ses lèvres remuèrent sans qu'aucun son sortît de sa bouche, et, faisant un effort sur lui-même, il renferma dans son coeur les paroles qui allaient s'échapper de ses lèvres, et sortit.