He was so much impressed by M. de Beauvoisis's gentle manners, by his air at once formal, important and self-satisfied, by the admirable elegance of his surroundings, that in a twinkling all thought of being insolent forsook him.
Il fut si frappé de la douceur des manières de M. de Beauvoisis, de son air à la fois compassé, important et content de soi, de l’élégance admirable de ce qui l’entourait, qu’il perdit en un clin d’œil toute idée d’être insolent.