"Master," stammered he; "monseigneur−−sire−−how ought I to address you?" he said at length, having reached the culminating point of his crescendo, and knowing neither how to mount higher, nor to descend again.
« Maître, balbutia-t-il… Monseigneur… Sire… Comment dois-je vous appeler ? dit-il enfin, arrivé au point culminant de son crescendo, et ne sachant plus comment monter ni redescendre.