He would have liked to make the pillory crumble into ruins, and if the lightning of his eye could have dealt death, the gypsy would have been reduced to powder before she reached the platform.
Il eût voulu pouvoir faire crouler le pilori, et si l’éclair de son œil eût pu foudroyer, l’égyptienne eût été mise en poudre avant d’arriver sur la plate-forme.