wˌaɪl hiː ɪz ɐwˈeɪ, ðə mˈɑːɹkwaɪz fˈaɪndz hɜːsˈɛlf təbi ɐpˈɪɹɪŋ mˈoːɹ ænd mˈoːɹ pɹˈɛɡnənt, bˌʌt dʌznˌɑːt bᵻlˈiːv ɪt təbi pˈɑːsᵻbəl sˈɪns ʃiː həznɑːt bˌɪn wɪð ˌɛni mˈæn sˈɪns hɜː hˈʌsbənd dˈaɪd θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz bᵻfˈoːɹ.
While he is away, the Marquise finds herself to be appearing more and more pregnant, but does not believe it to be possible since she has not been with any man since her husband died three years before.