Claude thought that she had grown still thinner, but her eyes were all afire, and her mouth was seemingly enlarged by the loss of two more teeth.

Claude la trouva maigrie encore, la face éclaboussée de sang sous la peau, avec ses yeux de flamme, sa bouche élargie par la perte de deux autres dents.

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L'Oeuvre

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His Masterpiece

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Ever since he had been there, he had choked more and more; his hands and chest and face were afire, and he felt quite giddy.

Depuis qu'il était là, un étouffement le gagnait, des chaleurs le brûlaient aux mains, à la poitrine, à la face. Peu à peu sa tête avait tourné.

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La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret

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Abbe Mouret's Transgression

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But Bongrand was getting angry; he had risen, his cheeks afire.

Mais Bongrand s’emportait, debout, le sang aux joues.

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L'Oeuvre

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His Masterpiece

Zola, Emile

Alertly erect she stood, before the faintly violet background of the wood's marge and the crosshatched trees. She was slender, her head all afire with fair hair, and in her pale face we could see the night-dark caverns of great eyes.

Elle se dressait debout à la lisière des arbres, qui formaient un fond de hachures violâtres – svelte, la tête tout allumée de blondeur ; et on voyait, dans sa face pâle, les taches nocturnes de deux yeux immenses.

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Le feu

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Under fire

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