No doubt they knew him and no longer had any spite against him; they seemed, on the contrary, to fear him, blushing at the thought that he would reproach them with cowardice.
Eux, sans doute, le connaissaient, et ils n'avaient plus de rancune contre lui, ils semblaient au contraire le craindre, rougissant a l'idée qu'il leur reprochait d'etre des lâches.