Mais Fabrice se dit que son crédit sur le peuple, s’il en acquérait, pourrait un jour être utile à sa tante et au comte, pour lequel sa vénération augmentait tous les jours, à mesure que les affaires lui apprenaient à connaître la méchanceté des hommes.
But Fabrizio told himself that his influence with the people, if he acquired any, might one day be of use to his aunt, and also to the Conte, his veneration for whom increased daily, as his public life taught him to realise the dishonesty of mankind.