Dès que j’eus fini de penser, le tremblement de terre était terminé.
When I finished thinking, the earthquake had finished, too.
Je prononçai la phrase entière d’un seul souffle, et je manquai même d’air quand j’eus fini.
I said the whole sentence in one breath, and I even felt out of breath when I finished.
Quand j’eus fini de m’étirer, je découvris que Kenshin observait les environs avec une expression béate.
When I was done stretching, I discovered that Kenshin was looking at his surroundings with a dazed expression.
Avant même que j’eus fini de parler, la Princesse saisit le bracelet de roses comme s’il était fait de cailloux sans valeur, ramassés dans la rue.
Before I had even finished speaking, the Princess snatched the rose bracelet away as though it were made of worthless rocks picked up on the street.
Quand j’eus fini d’haleter pour récupérer mon souffle et que j’eus grimpé dans la chambre, je découvris qu’il y avait en fait une armoire en marbre par-dessus la porte cachée !
When I had finished panting for breath and climbed up into the bedroom, I found that there was actually a marble cabinet on top of the hidden door!
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