We humoured him too much when he was a lad, and gave him his own way in everything until he came to think that the world was made for his pleasure, and that he could do what he liked in it.
Nous l’avons trop gâté quand il était enfant, nous lui donnions tout ce qui lui faisait plaisir, et il a cru que le monde était créé pour qu’il pût en disposer à son gré.