Fabrice prononçait si mal le français, que ses camarades crurent voir dans ses paroles un ton de supériorité, ils furent vivement choqués, et dès lors dans leur esprit un duel se prépara pour la fin de la journée.
Fabrizio's French accent was so bad that his companions thought they detected in his words a note of superiority; they were keenly annoyed, and from that moment a duel began to take shape in their minds for the end of the day.