There were moments when, despite his hypocritical habits, he found an intense pleasure in confessing to this great lady who admired him his ignorance of any number of little usages.
Il y eut des moments où, malgré ses habitudes d’hypocrisie, il trouvait une douceur extrême à avouer à cette grande dame qui l’admirait son ignorance d’une foule de petits usages.