The young man whose presence served to set in play all these feminine self− conceits, appeared to pay very little heed to the matter, and, while these pretty damsels were vying with one another to attract his attention, he seemed to be chiefly absorbed in polishing the buckle of his sword belt with his doeskin glove.
Le jeune homme, dont la présence suffisait pour mettre en jeu tous ces amours-propres féminins, paraissait, lui, s’en soucier médiocrement ; et tandis que c’était parmi les belles à qui attirerait son attention, il paraissait surtout occupé à fourbir avec son gant de peau de daim l’ardillon de son ceinturon.