A secret shame, a hidden annoyance, gnawed him from that time; he knew nothing, he dared not talk about these things which were working in him like a passion--the equality of all men, and the equity which demanded a fair division of the earth's wealth.
Une honte secrete, un chagrin caché le rongerent des lors: il ne savait rien, il n'osait causer de ces choses qui le passionnaient, l'égalité de tous les hommes, l'équité qui voulait un partage entre eux des biens de la terre.