A flame came into Deneulin's eyes, and his fist, that of a man who liked strong government, was clenched, for fear of yielding to the temptation of seizing one of them by the neck.
Une flamme alluma les yeux de Deneulin, tandis que sa poigne d'homme amoureux des gouvernements forts, se serrait, de peur de céder a la tentation d'en saisir un par la peau du cou.