He seemed to see the shadow of his child, and going up to her, he took her hands, embraced and wept over her, and without even asking her who she was, begged her to let him love in her the living image of his dead child.
Il lui sembla voir passer l'ombre de son enfant et, marchant vers elle, il lui prit les mains, l'embrassa en pleurant, et sans lui demander qui elle était, implora la permission de la voir et d'aimer en elle l'image vivante de sa fille morte.