That absolutely nothing might be wanting to complete his misery, there were moments when, by dint of occupying her mind with the sentiments which she had at one time felt for M. de Caylus, Mathilde was led to speak of him as though she loved him still.
Pour que rien absolument ne manquât à son malheur, il y eut des moments où à force de s’occuper des sentiments qu’elle avait éprouvés une fois pour M. de Caylus, Mathilde en vint à parler de lui comme si elle l’aimait actuellement.