A ce mot, le comte M***, qui ne brillait pas par la justesse des aperçus, alla se figurer, chose délicieuse pour sa vanité, que ce rival n’était autre que le prince héréditaire de Parme.
At this word Conte M----, who did not shine in the accuracy of his perceptions, conceived the idea, deliciously flattering to his vanity, that this rival was none other than the Crown Prince of Parma.