His head hanging down, his eye dull, his speech slow and painful, Athos would look for hours together at his bottle, his glass, or at Grimaud, who, accustomed to obey him by signs, read in the faint glance of his master his least desire, and satisfied it immediately.
La tête basse, l'oeil terne, la parole lourde et pénible, Athos regardait pendant de longues heures soit sa bouteille et son verre, soit Grimaud, qui, habitué à lui obéir par signes, lisait dans le regard atone de son maître jusqu'à son moindre désir, qu'il satisfaisait aussitôt.