He had drawn her upon his knees, and with the back of his hand was caressing her smooth hair, where in the twilight was mirrored like a golden arrow one last ray of the sun.
Il l’attira sur ses genoux, et il caressait du revers de la main ses bandeaux lisses, où, dans la clarté du crépuscule, miroitait comme une flèche d’or un dernier rayon du soleil.