A la vérité, il avait le chagrin de ne pas oser arborer cet habit hors de son cabinet ; mais il ne se permettait jamais de dicter une dépêche sans avoir revêtu le costume brodé, garni de tous ses ordres.
As a matter of fact, he suffered from the chagrin of not daring to sport this garment outside his study; but he never allowed himself to dictate a despatch without first putting on the gold-laced coat, studded with all his orders.