– Altesse Sérénissime, répondit Fabrice sans hésiter un instant, j’admirais, en passant dans la rue, l’excellente tenue des soldats des divers régiments de S.M. le Roi ; la bonne compagnie est respectueuse envers ses maîtres comme elle doit l’être ; mais j’avouerai que de la vie je n’ai souffert que les gens des basses classes me parlassent d’autre chose que du travail pour lequel je les paie.
"Serene Highness," Fabrizio replied without a moment's hesitation, "I used to admire, when they passed me in the street, the excellent bearing of the troops of the various regiments of His Majesty the King; the better classes are respectful towards their masters, as they ought to be; but I must confess that, all my life, I have never allowed the lower orders to speak to me about anything but the work for which I am paying them."