The sweetness of this sensation deepened his sadness; he felt his whole being dissolving in despair at the thought that he must lose her, just when she was confessing more love for him than ever. And he could think of nothing; he did not know, he did not dare; the urgent need for some immediate resolution gave the finishing stroke to the turmoil of his mind.
La douceur de cette sensation surchargeait sa tristesse; il sentait tout son être s’écrouler de désespoir à l’idée qu’il fallait la perdre, quand, au contraire, elle avouait pour lui plus d’amour que jamais; et il ne trouvait rien; il ne savait pas, il n’osait, l’urgence d’une résolution immédiate achevant de le bouleverser.