It had all made it less dreadful to him to find thathe was another man's son; and if, after the great shock and agitationof the previous evening, he had not suffered the reaction of rage,indignation, and rebellion which Mme. Roland had feared, it was becausehe had long been unconsciously chafing under the sense of being thechild of this well-meaning lout.
Il lui en coûtait moins d'être le fils d'un autre; et aprèsla grande secousse d'émotion de la veille, s'il n'avait pas eu lecontre-coup de révolte, d'indignation et de colère redouté par MmeRoland, c'est que depuis bien longtemps il souffrait inconsciemment dese sentir l'enfant de ce lourdaud bonasse.