So that evening, when he recognised Madame Bovary in the "Hirondelle," the cure told her his dilemma, without, however, appearing to attach much importance to it, for he began praising a preacher who was doing wonders at the Cathedral, and whom all the ladies were rushing to hear.
Aussi, le soir, en reconnaissant madame Bovary dans l’Hirondelle, le curé lui conta son embarras, sans paraître, du reste y attacher de l’importance; car il entama l’éloge d’un prédicateur qui pour lors faisait merveilles à la cathédrale, et que toutes les dames couraient entendre.