La haine que ce marquis avait pour nous était égale à sa peur, c’est-à-dire incommensurable : sa grosse figure pâle et dévote était amusante à voir quand il me faisait des politesses.
The hatred that this Marchese felt for us was equal to his fear, that is to say immeasurable: his fat face, pale and pious, was an amusing spectacle when he was being polite to me.