The whole audience held its breath when, drooling with lust, he feasted his prying eyes on the delectable backside of the young woman as she rashly leaned a little too far over the desk.

La salle retenait son souffle quand celui-ci, bavant de concupiscence, dévorait de ses yeux fureteurs la gracieuse croupe de la jeune fille qui avait l'imprudence de se pencher un peu trop sur son bureau.

Makine, Andrei / Once Upon The River LoveMakine, Andrei / Au temps du fleuve Amour

Au temps du fleuve Amour

Makine, Andrei

© 1994 by Editions du Felin

Once Upon The River Love

Makine, Andrei

© 1998 by Geoffrey Strachan

© 1994 by Editions du Felin

When he explained that he had just profitably compromised a worrying transaction in which his father had rashly embarked, she pictured him repairing disasters and achieving victories.

Quand il expliqua qu’il venait de transiger avec profit dans une affaire fâcheuse, mal engagée par son père, elle le vit réparer les désastres, remporter des victoires.

Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite

Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite

Zola, Emile

Fruitfulness

Zola, Emile

He shrieked his despair aloud, he was half mad, he wished to kill himself, saying that he was the murderer and that he ought to have prevented Rose from so rashly riding home through the storm!

Il devenait fou, il voulait se tuer, en disant qu’il était l’assassin, qu’il aurait dû empêcher Rose de rentrer sous l’orage.

Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite

Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite

Zola, Emile

Fruitfulness

Zola, Emile