Translations for entreaty in French

Here are paragraphs from public domain books translated:

The guests were lost in enthusiasm over this tapestry, over the unsophisticated beauty of the design, over the faded colours, over the life-like grouping of the figures and the pitiful sadness of the scene. Poor Edith Swan-neck stood drooping like an overweighted lily. Her white gown revealed the lines of her languid figure. Her long, tapering hands were outstretched in a gesture of terror and entreaty. And nothing could be more mournful than her profile, over which flickered the most dejected and despairing of smiles.

Devant celle-là, devant la beauté naïve du dessin, devant les couleurs éteintes, et le groupement animé des personnages, et la tristesse affreuse de la scène, les invités s’enthousiasmèrent. Édith au Cou-de-Cygne, la reine infortunée, ployait comme un lys trop lourd. Sa robe blanche révélait son corps alangui. Ses longues mains fines se tendaient en un geste d’effroi et de supplication. Et rien n’était plus douloureux que son profil qu’animait le plus mélancolique et le plus désespéré des sourires.

The Confessions of Arsene Lupin, by Maurice Leblanc

Les Confidences d’Arsène Lupin, de Maurice Leblanc