I must believe that Judith is much wrapped up in Hurry, and that, sooner or later, she'll have him; and this, too, all the more from the manner in which she abuses him; and I dare to say, you think just the contrary.
Moi je crois que Judith est fort engouée de Hurry, et que tôt ou tard elle l’épousera ; et je le crois d’autant plus qu’elle en dit plus de mal.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
By prudence, they did not dare make appointments, but looked forward to their wedding-day as a day of salvation, to be followed by an untroubled night.
Par prudence, ils n'osaient se donner des rendez-vous, ils attendaient le jour du mariage comme un jour de salut qui serait suivi d'une nuit heureuse.
She did not dare to confess her curiosity; but continued to feign ignorance, though enraged at the foolish distrust of her husband, who, doubtless, considered her a gossip, and weak like other women.
Elle n’osa pas avouer ses curiosités, elle continua à feindre l’ignorance, en enrageant contre les sottes défiances de son mari, qui la jugeait sans doute bavarde et faible comme les autres femmes.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
Yet he did not dare; the feminine side of his nature, his womanly feeling, refined him in that moment of passion to the point of making him the woman in their encounter.
Cependant, il n'osait pas; son côté féminin, son sens de la femme s'affinait à cette minute de passion, au point de faire de lui la femme, dans leur approche.
She felt that she would not have the courage to speak now; she would never dare to mention William's name, now that James had made sport of the man who was to spend the night with her in the room where they half formerly made love to each other.
Elle sentait qu’elle n’aurait plus le courage de parler; jamais elle n’oserait nommer Guillaume, maintenant que Jacques avait ri de l’homme qui devait passer la nuit avec elle dans la chambre où ils s’étaient jadis aimés.