At this hour, he was in dread lest he should omit to be prudent. He no longer dared go of an evening to the shop in the Arcade of the Pont Neuf lest he should commit some folly.
A cette heure, il redoutait d'oublier la prudence, il n'osait venir, le soir, au passage du Pont-Neuf, craignant de commettre quelque folie.