She fell into a deep reverie, and forgot that Cayrol was present.

She thought of the future which she had planned for Micheline, and which the latter carelessly destroyed in an instant.
Pierre, now an orphan, would have been a real son to the mistress.

He would have lived in her house, and have surrounded her old age with care and affection.

And then, he was so full of ability that he could not help attaining a brilliant position.

She would have helped him, and would have rejoiced in his success.