He observed the self-sufficiency of the Chevalier de Beauvoisis, for such was the style that he had adopted in referring to himself, shocked at Julien's addressing him as Monsieur, pure and simple.
Il observait la suffisance du chevalier de Beauvoisis, c’est ainsi qu’il s’était nommé en parlant de lui, choqué de ce que Julien l’appelait tout simplement monsieur.