mauvais quart d'heure

The result of Olympe's aspirations was, we know, such a mauvais quart d'heure with Anne for the Cardinal as to terrify him.

There was a mauvais quart d'heure below, during which, I am ashamed to say, I forgot the quest.

In fact, the mauvais quart d'heure was really due to the innate womanly weakness of Mademoiselle Justine Delande.

The news from Egypt is certainly not reassuring, and the mauvais quart d'heure may arrive at any moment.

So he and the famous goat were mutually spared many a mauvais quart d'heure.