He had not been so agitated since a duel that he had nearly had to fight in 1816, and, to do him justice, the prospect of receiving a bullet in his person would now have distressed him less.
Il n’avait pas été aussi agité depuis un duel qu’il avait failli avoir en 1816, et, pour lui rendre justice, alors la perspective de recevoir une balle l’avait rendu moins malheureux.