At times, he forced his wife to listen to certain pages, to particular anecdotes, and felt very much astonished that Therese could remain pensive and silent the whole evening, without being tempted to take up a book.
Parfois, il forçait sa femme à écouter la lecture de certaines pages, de certaines anecdotes. Il s'étonnait beaucoup que Thérèse pût rester pensive et silencieuse pendant toute une soirée, sans être tentée de prendre un livre.