Là Fabrice était certain d’entendre parler des fêtes splendides données par le marquis Crescenzi à l’occasion de son mariage : or, c’est ce qu’il n’était pas sûr de pouvoir supporter sans se donner en spectacle.
There Fabrizio was certain of hearing talk of the splendid festivities given by the Marchese Crescenzi on the occasion of his marriage; and this was what he was not sure of his ability to endure without creating a scene.