Il faut avouer que le Rassi avait des habitudes singulièrement plébéiennes : par exemple, dès qu’une discussion l’intéressait, il croisait les jambes et prenait son soulier dans la main ; si l’intérêt croissait, il étalait son mouchoir de coton rouge sur sa jambe, etc.
It must be admitted that Rassi had some singularly plebeian habits: for instance, as soon as a discussion began to interest him, he would cross his legs and take his foot in his hand; if the interest increased, he would spread his red cotton handkerchief over his knee, and so forth.