Julien was trembling lest his request should be granted; the part of a seducer was so horrible a burden that if he had been free to follow his own inclination, he would have retired to his room for some days, and not set eyes on the ladies again.
Julien tremblait que sa demande ne fût accordée ; son rôle de séducteur lui pesait si horriblement que s’il eût pu suivre son penchant, il se fût retiré dans sa chambre pour plusieurs jours, et n’eût plus vu ces dames.