At hearing this, Candide fainted away a second time, but, not withstanding, having come to himself again, he said all that it became him to say; he inquired into the cause and effect, as well as into the sufficing reason that had reduced Pangloss to so miserable a condition.
A ce discours, Candide s'évanouit encore; mais revenu à soi, et ayant dit tout ce qu'il devait dire, il s'enquit de la cause et de l'effet, et de la raison suffisante qui avait mis Pangloss dans un si piteux état.