A light glimmered in each of his dull eyes, a tinge of colour came into his wax-like cheeks, and, opening his toothless mouth, he suddenly emitted a peculiar, bell-like, and most musical cry.
Une légère rougeur se montra sur ses joues cireuses. Ouvrant sa bouche édentée, il lança soudain un son tout particulier, argentin comme celui d'une cloche au son musical.