pleurer

Elle pleurait simplement, sans aucun sanglot, mais n’en paraissait que plus pitoyable.

She wept simply, without sobs, but only seemed the more pitiable for it.

Elle mit un instant à recouvrer son souffle. Non ! Elle ne pleurerait pas devant lui.

She took a moment to catch her breath. No! She would not cry in front of him.