Translate the following English sentence to French:
"We do, however, have one small consolation in that it will not be long before their refusal to participate affects those who were conspicuous by their absence today and who managed to derail this morning' s sitting."
On a eu une petite satisfaction, c'est que l'abstention touche aussi assez rapidement ceux qui, aujourd'hui, se sont manifestés par l'absentéisme et qui ont pu saboter la séance de ce matin.