The worst fault that the critics could find with him was that there was a want of power in his blows--a remark which certainly could not have been made about his neighbour, whose long face, curved nose, and dark, flashing eyes proclaimed him as a member of the same ancient race.
La seule critique qu'on pût lui faire était de ne pas frapper avec assez de force. C'était certes un reproche qu'on n'eût point adressé à son voisin, dont la figure allongée, le nez aquilin, les yeux noirs et brillants indiquaient clairement qu'il appartenait à la même vieille race.