Habitually he spoke little and slowly, bowed frequently, laughed without noise, showing his teeth, which were fine and of which, as the rest of his person, he appeared to take great care.
D'habitude il parlait peu et lentement, saluait beaucoup, riait sans bruit en montrant ses dents, qu'il avait belles et dont, comme du reste de sa personne, il semblait prendre le plus grand soin.