To hear himself addressed again as 'Sir', in all seriousness, and by a lady so fashionably attired, was more than Julien had ever dreamed of; in all the cloud castles of his boyhood, he had told himself that no fashionable lady would deign to speak to him until he had a smart uniform.
S’entendre appeler de nouveau Monsieur, bien sérieusement, et par une dame si bien vêtue, était au-dessus de toutes les prévisions de Julien : dans tous les châteaux en Espagne de sa jeunesse, il s’était dit qu’aucune dame comme il faut ne daignerait lui parler que quand il aurait un bel uniforme.