The Easter recess had terminated on the previous Tuesday, and the Chamber was again sitting.

Le congé de Pâques avait pris fin le mardi, la session était rouverte.

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

Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

Zola, Emile

His Excellency

Zola, Emile

The green grass grew anywhere, on the branches as on the ground; the leaves embraced the wood, while the Easter daisies and myosotis, in their haste to bloom, sometimes made a mistake and blossomed on the old fallen trunks.

L’herbe verte croissait au hasard, sur les branches comme sur le sol ; la feuille embrassait le bois, tandis que, dans leur hâte de s’épanouir, pâquerettes et myosotis, se trompant parfois, fleurissaient sur les vieux troncs abattus.

Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon

Stories for Ninon

Zola, Emile

Contes à Ninon

Zola, Emile

On Easter Monday she was seized with a great fit of shivering.

Le lundi de Pâques, elle fut prise d’un grand frisson.

Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes

Les Trois Villes - Lourdes

Zola, Emile

The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes

Zola, Emile

The next day, Easter Day, Marthe tasted at Saint-Saturnin's all the sweetness of an awakening of the soul amidst the triumphant joys of the Resurrection.

Le surlendemain, le jour de Pâques, Marthe goûta, à Saint-Saturnin, tout un réveil ardent, dans les joies triomphantes de la résurrection.

Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans

La Conquete des Plassans

Zola, Emile

The Conquest of Plassans

Zola, Emile

On the Wednesday after Easter (April 16th), the death agony commenced.

Le mercredi de Pâques, le 16 avril, l’agonie dernière commença.

Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes

Les Trois Villes - Lourdes

Zola, Emile

The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes

Zola, Emile

She had seen the Easter solemnities at Rome, she told him, but they were not finer than what she had just beheld.

Elle avait vu les fêtes de Pâques à Rome: ce n'était pas plus grandiose.

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

Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

Zola, Emile

His Excellency

Zola, Emile