L’esprit aimable reparut ; il sembla plus gai et de meilleure compagnie que jamais dans le salon de la duchesse, et se garda bien de rien lui dire de la petite aventure qui le rendait à la vie.
His kindly nature reappeared; he seemed more gay and better company than ever in the Duchessa's drawing-room, and took good care to say nothing to her of the little adventure which had restored him to life.