S’il se joignait à l’escorte de l’Empereur, il y aurait une nouvelle connaissance à faire ; peut-être même on lui ferait la mine car ces autres cavaliers étaient des dragons et lui portait l’uniforme de hussard ainsi que tout ce qui suivait le maréchal.
If he were to attach himself to the Emperor's escort, there would be fresh acquaintances to be made, perhaps they would look at him askance, for these other horsemen were dragoons, and he was wearing the hussar uniform like all the rest that were following the Marshal.