"Oh dear, dear; the poor little creature!" would come with a sigh from Françoise, who could not hear of any calamity befalling a person unknown to her, even in some distant part of the world, without beginning to lament. Or:
-hasperen orduan Françoisek, ezin izaten baitzuen ezezagunen bati gertaturiko edozein zorigaitzen aipamenik entzun, munduko bazterrik urrunenetakoa izanda ere, erostan hasi gabe.