Quand le chien eut triomphé de tous ses ennemis, Fabrice l’appela, le caressa, réussit à lui plaire : « Si jamais celui-ci me voit sautant par-dessus quelque mur, se dit-il, il n’aboiera pas. »
When the dog had triumphed over all his enemies, Fabrizio called him, patted him, succeeded in winning his affection. "Should this fellow ever see me jumping over a wall," he said to himself, "he will not bark."