Jean, who was as fair as his brother was dark, as deliberate as hisbrother was vehement, as gentle as his brother was unforgiving, had quietly gone through his studies for the law and had just taken his diploma as a licentiate, at the time when Pierre had taken his inmedicine.
Jean, aussi blond que son frère était noir, aussi calme que son frèreétait emporté, aussi doux que son frère était rancunier, avait fait tranquillement son droit et venait d'obtenir son diplôme de licencié enmême temps que Pierre obtenait celui de docteur.