If Julien had had a little of that discernment which he so gratuitously supposed himself to possess, he might have congratulated himself next day on the effect produced by his visit to Verrieres.
Si Julien avait eu un peu de l’adresse qu’il se supposait si gratuitement, il eût pu s’applaudir le lendemain de l’effet produit par son voyage à Verrières.