All the city was agitated by an extraordinary movement. Four large vessels, recently built, had just been launched. At the end of the jetty, his clothes richly laced with gold, glittering, as was customary with him, with diamonds and precious stones, his hat ornamented with a white feather which drooped upon his shoulder, Buckingham was seen surrounded by a staff almost as brilliant as himself.
Toute la ville était agitée d'un mouvement extraordinaire: -- quatre grands vaisseaux récemment achevés venaient d'être lancés à la mer; -- debout sur la jetée, chamarré d'or, éblouissant, selon son habitude de diamants et de pierreries, le feutre orné d'une plume blanche qui retombait sur son épaule, on voyait Buckingham entouré d'un état-major presque aussi brillant que lui.