She blushed and so did he. She greeted him in a faltering voice, and he spoke to her… — Voltaire
She blushed and so did he. She greeted him in a faltering voice, and he spoke to her without knowing what he was saying.
In the original French
Elle rencontra Candide en revenant au château, et rougit: Candide rougit aussi. Elle lui dit bonjour d'une voix entrecoupée; et Candide lui parla sans savoir ce qu'il disait.
Candide · 1759
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Voltaire. Candide, edited by Nicholas Cronk. W. W. Norton & Company, 2016, ch. 1.
Original citation
Voltaire. Candide, ou l'Optimisme [Candide: or, All for the Best]. Geneva: Gabriel Cramer, 1759, ch. 1.