In this manner she passed three or four hours of perfect happiness, answering her aunt in monosyllables, and yielding with real enjoyment to these moments of unconsciousness which relieved her of her thoughts, and completely overcame her.

Elle passait ainsi trois ou quatre heures, parfaitement heureuse, répondant par monosyllabes à sa tante, se laissant aller avec une véritable jouissance aux évanouissements qui lui ôtaient la pensée et qui l'affaissaient sur elle-même.

Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin

Therese Raquin

Zola, Emile

Therese Raquin

Zola, Emile

Claude, with his heart throbbing, answered her in monosyllables, moved to tears, brimming over with gratitude to his old chums for their discreet behaviour.

Claude, le cœur battant à grands coups, lui répondait par des mots étranglés, touché aux larmes, débordant de gratitude pour la discrétion de ses deux vieux compagnons.

Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre

L'Oeuvre

Zola, Emile

His Masterpiece

Zola, Emile

The young man hastened to speak about the roses, the fire, about everything he saw before him. The young woman, with an effort, rejoined in monosyllables, so as not to allow the conversation to drop.

Le jeune homme se hâta de parler des roses, du feu, de tout ce qu'il voyait; la jeune femme faisait effort, trouvait des monosyllabes, pour ne pas laisser tomber la conversation.

Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin

Therese Raquin

Zola, Emile

Therese Raquin

Zola, Emile

The gloomy weather, on the contrary, filled William with dejection; he dropped on to his chair with listless limbs and answered only in monosyllables.

Le temps orageux, au contraire, accablait Guillaume, qui s’affaissait, les membres brisés, ne répondant que par monosyllabes.

Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat

Madeleine Ferat

Zola, Emile

Madeleine Ferat

Zola, Emile

Camille laughed, and, as his wife confined herself to answering his friend in monosyllables, he firmly believed they detested one another.

Camille riait, et, comme sa femme ne répondait à son ami que par des monosyllabes, il croyait fermement qu'ils se détestaient tous deux.

Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin

Therese Raquin

Zola, Emile

Therese Raquin

Zola, Emile

Rougon went up and shook hands with her, standing while she, still lying back in her chair, answered him in monosyllables with that perpetual smile of hers which never left her, even when she was ill.

Rougon alla lui serrer la main. Il se tenait debout, et elle, toujours allongée, répondait par monosyllabes, avec ce continuel sourire qui ne la quittait pas, même lorsqu'elle souffrait.

Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

Zola, Emile

His Excellency

Zola, Emile

Christine, standing by, kept looking and answering in monosyllables.

Christine, debout près de lui, regardait, répondait par des paroles brèves.

Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre

L'Oeuvre

Zola, Emile

His Masterpiece

Zola, Emile

So we see Farfadet continuing to live his airy existence with the living likeness of that fair hair, which he only leaves for the scarce monosyllables of his contact with us.

C’est pourquoi on voit Farfadet continuer à vivre vaguement avec la vivante image aux cheveux blonds, qu’il ne quitte que pour prendre contact avec nous par de rares monosyllabes.

Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu

Le feu

Barbusse, Henri

© BELENUS, 2008

Under fire

Barbusse, Henri

© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO