Le vieux prélat en longs cheveux blancs était encore plus timide, s’il se peut, que la princesse ; ils se voyaient tous les jours, et toutes les audiences commençaient par un silence d’un gros quart d’heure.
The old prelate, with his flowing white locks, was even more timid, were such a thing possible, than the Princess; they saw one another every day, and every audience began with a silence that lasted fully a quarter of an hour.