She remained thus prostrate for a very long time, trembling in truth, more than praying, chilled by the ever−closer breath of that furious multitude, understanding nothing of this outburst, ignorant of what was being plotted, what was being done, what they wanted, but foreseeing a terrible issue.
Elle resta ainsi prosternée fort longtemps, tremblant, à la vérité, plus qu’elle ne priait, glacée au souffle de plus en plus rapproché de cette multitude furieuse, ne comprenant rien à ce déchaînement, ignorant ce qui se tramait, ce qu’on faisait, ce qu’on voulait, mais pressentant une issue terrible.