Mathilde did not, of course, mention to Julien a thing which she herself did not yet suspect; namely, that the Abbe de Frilair, seeing Julien irremediably lost, thought that it would serve his own ambition to aspire to become his successor.
Mathilde n’eut garde de dire à Julien ce dont elle ne se doutait pas encore : c’est que l’abbé de Frilair, voyant Julien perdu, croyait utile à son ambition d’aspirer à devenir son successeur.