I found him a very patient, very forbearing, and yet an exacting master: he expected me to do a great deal; and when I fulfilled his expectations, he, in his own way, fully testified his approbation.
Je trouvai en lui un maître patient, indulgent, mais exigeant; il me donnait beaucoup à faire, et, quand j'avais rempli son attente, il me témoignait son approbation à sa manière.