Hence Quasimodo's gratitude was profound, passionate, boundless; and although the visage of his adopted father was often clouded or severe, although his speech was habitually curt, harsh, imperious, that gratitude never wavered for a single moment.
Aussi la reconnaissance de Quasimodo était-elle profonde, passionnée, sans borne ; et quoique le visage de son père adoptif fût souvent brumeux et sévère, quoique sa parole fût habituellement brève, dure, impérieuse, jamais cette reconnaissance ne s’était démentie un seul instant.