The operation was performed amidst the fiercest yells and the most convulsive plunges. Mr. Rochester then turned to the spectators: he looked at them with a smile both acrid and desolate. "That is _my wife_," said he.
Cette opération s'accomplit au milieu des cris les plus sauvages et des convulsions les plus horribles; alors M. Rochester se tourna vers les spectateurs, il les regarda avec un sourire amer et triste.