Just as he had drawn the sword, with some difficulty, from its antiquated scabbard, Mathilde, delighted by so novel a sensation, advanced proudly towards him; her tears had ceased to flow.
Au moment où il venait de tirer l’épée, avec quelque peine, de son fourreau antique, Mathilde, heureuse d’une sensation si nouvelle, s’avança fièrement vers lui ; ses larmes s’étaient taries.