His cousin was as absurd as he had hoped, and he listened to him with the keenest enjoyment, maintaining at the same time the most resolute composure of countenance, and, except in an occasional glance at Elizabeth, requiring no partner in his pleasure.
Il l’écoutait avec un vif amusement sans communiquer ses impressions autrement que par un coup d’oil que, de temps a autre, il lançait a Elizabeth. Cependant, a l’heure du thé, trouvant la mesure suffisante, il fut heureux de ramener son hôte au salon.