The Marquis must have spoken of the kind of education that Julien had received, for one of the guests tackled him upon Horace: 'It was precisely in discussing Horace that I was successful with the Bishop of Besancon,' Julien said to himself, 'evidently he is the only author they know.'
Il fallait que le marquis eût parlé du genre d’éducation que Julien avait reçue, car un des convives l’attaqua sur Horace : c’est précisément en parlant d’Horace que j’ai réussi auprès de l’évêque de Besançon, se dit Julien, apparemment qu’ils ne connaissent que cet auteur.