As though perched on a lofty promontory, he was able to judge, and, so to speak, overlooked extreme poverty on the one hand and that life of comfort which he still called riches on the other.
Placé comme sur un promontoire élevé, il pouvait juger, et dominait pour ainsi dire l’extrême pauvreté et l’aisance qu’il appelait encore richesse.