A person surrounded by such deference, one who, according to the Academician, was the leader of the household, deigned to address him in a tone which might almost be regarded as friendly.
Une personne environnée de tant de respects, et qui, au dire de l’académicien, menait toute la maison, daignait lui parler d’un air qui pouvait presque ressembler à de l’amitié.