During these first months Étienne retained the ecstasy of a novice; his heart was bursting with generous indignation against the oppressors, and looking forward to the approaching triumph of the oppressed.
Durant ces premiers mois, Étienne en resta au ravissement des néophytes, le coeur débordant d'indignations généreuses contre les oppresseurs, se jetant a l'espérance du prochain triomphe des opprimés.