He loved order, steadiness, and peace, by temperament, his nature havingno complications; and face to face with this catastrophe, he foundhimself like a man who has fallen into the water and cannot swim.
Il aimait l'ordre, la sagesse, le repos par tempérament,n'ayant point de replis dans l'esprit; et il demeurait, devant cettecatastrophe, comme un homme qui tombe à l'eau sans avoir jamais nagé.