Faithful to the letter to the plan of conduct dictated to him by Prince Korasoff, every evening he took his place as near as possible to the armchair occupied by Madame de Fervaques, but found it impossible to think of a word to say to her.
Matériellement fidèle au plan de conduite dicté par le prince Korasoff, chaque soir il se plaçait assez près du fauteuil de Mme de Fervaques, mais il lui était impossible de trouver un mot à dire.