And the cardinal made him a sign with his hand, to which Bonacieux replied by bowing to the ground. He then went out backward, and when he was in the antechamber the cardinal heard him, in his enthusiasm, crying aloud, "Long life to the Monseigneur! Long life to his Eminence! Long life to the great cardinal!"
Et le cardinal lui fit un signe de la main, auquel Bonacieux répondit en s'inclinant jusqu'à terre; puis il sortit à reculons, et quand il fut dans l'antichambre, le cardinal l'entendit qui, dans son enthousiasme, criait à tue-tête: «Vive Monseigneur! vive Son Éminence! vive le grand cardinal!»