Étienne made a vague gesture, astonished at the tremor in his voice and at the sudden desire for confidence in this lad, who was usually so impassive in his stoical detachment from others and from himself.
Étienne eut un geste vague, étonné du tremblement de la voix, de ce brusque besoin de confidence, chez ce garçon impassible d'habitude, dans son détachement stoique des autres et de lui-meme.