A very long silence succeeded. What struggle there was in him between Nature and Grace in this interval, I cannot tell: only singular gleams scintillated in his eyes, and strange shadows passed over his face.
Il y eut un long silence; je ne sais quelle lutte se passa en lui entre la nature et la grâce; mais ses yeux brillaient d'un éclat singulier, et des ombres étranges passaient sur sa figure.