In his distress of mind, he repeated to himself those charming lines of Francois I, which seemed to him new, because it was not a month since Madame de Renal had taught them to him.
Dans son chagrin, il se répétait ces jolis vers de François Ier, qui lui semblaient nouveaux, parce qu’il n’y avait pas un mois que Mme de Rênal les lui avait appris.