La mine de ce coquin-là était à peindre ; elle rendait justice à toute l’infamie de son rôle, et, tandis que les mouvements rapides et désordonnés de ses yeux trahissaient la connaissance qu’il avait de ses mérites, l’assurance arrogante et grimaçante de sa bouche montrait qu’il savait lutter contre le mépris.
The face of this rascal was a picture; it did full justice to the infamy of the part he had to play, and, while the rapid and extravagant movements of his eyes betrayed his consciousness of his own merits, the arrogant and grimacing assurance of his mouth showed that he knew how to fight against contempt.