Fabrice, de son côté, les trouvait charmantes ; et vers minuit, lorsque le chirurgien lui eut permis un peu de vin, à cause de la route qu’il allait entreprendre, il avait presque envie de ne pas partir.
Fabrizio, for his part, found them charming, and towards midnight, when the surgeon had allowed him a little wine in view of the journey he had to take, he felt almost inclined not to go.