II. TRADUCTION EN FRANÇAIS

The omnibus stopped. The conducteur spoke to her and seized

her by the arm. The young woman was surprised. She knew that her husband was used to carrying much money, yet she grew anxious. She could not see him; she was almost ready to weep without knowing why. Such an error was unbelievable! The other passengers seemed

like dummies, silent in a row. Some people got on, others got off. “How far is it—farther than I would have thought!” the young woman said to herself. At last she was alone, all alone. What had happened to her? What should she do? She had become lost in the great city.