There was an instant of profound silence between the two interlocutors. It was evident that the cardinal was weighing beforehand the terms in which he was about to speak, and that Milady was collecting all her intellectual faculties to comprehend the things he was about to say, and to engrave them in her memory when they should be spoken.
Hubo un instante de profundo silencio entre los dos interlocutores; era evidente que el cardenal media por adelantado los términos en que iba a hablar y que Milady reunía todas sus facultades intelectuales para comprender las cosas que él iba a decir y grabarlas en su memoria cuando estuviesen dichas.