Julien felt a sting of irritation, and yet she was right. M. Pirard was beyond question the most honest man in the room, but his blotched face, distorted by the pangs of conscience, made him hideous at the moment.
Julien se sentit irrité, mais pourtant elle avait raison, M. Pirard était sans contredit le plus honnête homme du salon, mais sa figure couperosée, qui s’agitait des bourrèlements de sa conscience, le rendait hideux en ce moment.