Translations for delight in French

Here are paragraphs from public domain books translated:
Spring was profuse in its flowers, its leaves, its birds, its songs; and my friend’s window opened gaily upon his garden, from which a reviving breath of health seemed to come to him. The doctor had allowed him to get up, and we often sat talking at the open window, at the hour when the sun is at its height, from twelve to two. I was careful not to refer to Marguerite, fearing lest the name should awaken sad recollections hidden under the apparent calm of the invalid; but Armand, on the contrary, seemed to delight in speaking of her, not as formerly, with tears in his eyes, but with a sweet smile which reassured me as to the state of his mind. Le printemps avait semé à profusion ses fleurs, ses feuilles, ses oiseaux, ses chansons, et la fenêtre de mon ami s'ouvrait gaiement sur son jardin dont les saines exhalaisons montaient jusqu'à lui. Le médecin avait permis qu'il se levât, et nous restions souvent à causer, assis auprès de la fenêtre ouverte à l'heure où le soleil est le plus chaud, de midi à deux heures. Je me gardais bien de l'entretenir de Marguerite, craignant toujours que ce nom ne réveillât un triste souvenir endormi sous le calme apparent du malade; mais Armand, au contraire, semblait prendre plaisir à parler d'elle, non plus comme autrefois, avec des larmes dans les yeux, mais avec un doux sourire qui me rassurait sur l'état de son âme.
The Lady with the Camellias, by Alexandre Dumas son La Dame aux Camélias, de Alexandre Dumas fils