Ses sœurs furent tellement enthousiasmées de son projet, elles l’embrassaient avec une joie si bruyante qu’il prit à la main quelques diamants qui restaient encore à cacher, et voulut partir sur-le-champ.
His sisters were so enthusiastic over his plan, they kissed him with so clamorous a joy that he took in his hand the diamonds that had still to be concealed and was for starting off there and then.