Au repos qu’il est d’usage de prendre au milieu du sermon, on dit à Fabrice qu’il n’était resté absolument personne au spectacle ; une seule dame se voyait encore dans sa loge, la marquise Crescenzi.
During the rest which it is customary to take in the middle of the sermon, Fabrizio was informed that there was absolutely no one left in the theatre; one lady only was still to be seen in her box, the Marchesa Crescenzi.