They recollected the past, they knew that their mistaken hopes of lust and peaceful happiness had alone brought them to remorse. Had they been able to embrace one another in peace, and live in joy, they would not have mourned Camille, they would have fattened on their crime.
Ils se souvenaient du passé, ils savaient que leur espérance trompée de luxure et de bonheur paisible les amenait seule aux remords; s'ils avaient pu s'embrasser en paix et vivre en joie, ils n'auraient point pleuré Camille, ils se seraient engraissés de leur crime.