This use of the _tu_ form, stripped of the tone of affection, ceased, after a moment, to afford Julien any pleasure, he was astonished at the absence of happiness; finally, in order to feel it, he had recourse to his reason.
Ce tutoiement, dépouillé du ton de la tendresse, ne faisait aucun plaisir à Julien, il s’étonnait de l’absence du bonheur ; enfin pour le sentir il eut recours à sa raison.