M. de Renal's self-esteem was troubled; so far from having any thought of examining the tutor, he was engaged in ransacking his memory for a few words of Latin; at last, he managed to quote a line of Horace.
L’amour-propre de M. de Rênal était inquiet ; loin de songer à examiner le précepteur, il était tout occupé à chercher dans sa mémoire quelques mots latins ; enfin, il put dire un vers d’Horace.