Still further, in spite of sword thrusts which weaken, and painful exercises which fatigue, he had become one of the most gallant frequenters of revels, one of the most insinuating lady’s men, one of the softest whisperers of interesting nothings of his day; the BONNES FORTUNES of de Treville were talked of as those of M. de Bassompierre had been talked of twenty years before, and that was not saying a little.
Bien plus, en dépit des grandes estocades qui déhanchent et des exercices pénibles qui fatiguent, il était devenu un des plus galants coureurs de ruelles, un des plus fins damerets, un des plus alambiqués diseurs de Phébus de son époque; on parlait des bonnes fortunes de Tréville comme on avait parlé vingt ans auparavant de celles de Bassompierre -- et ce n'était pas peu dire.