Le souvenir du comte se mêlait à l’idée de son grand pouvoir ; la comtesse était devenue curieuse de tout ce qu’on disait de lui, les libéraux eux-mêmes rendaient hommage à ses talents.
Her memory of the Conte was blended with her idea of his great power; the Contessa had become curious to know everything that people said of him; the Liberals themselves paid a tribute to his talents.