If Madame de Renal had had the slightest self-control, she would have congratulated him on the reputation he had won, and Julien, his pride set at rest, would have been pleasant and affable to her, all the more as her new gown seemed to him charming.
Si Mme de Rênal avait eu le moindre sang-froid, elle lui eût fait compliment de la réputation qu’il avait conquise, et l’orgueil de Julien rassuré, il eût été pour elle doux et aimable, d’autant plus que la robe nouvelle lui semblait charmante.