"It is difficult to say," replied the reporter, "for it is impossible to see his features under the thick beard which covers his face, but he is no longer young, and I suppose he might be about fifty."
-- Cela est difficile à dire, répondit le reporter, car il est impossible de voir ses traits sous l'épaisse barbe qui lui couvre la face, mais il n'est plus jeune, et je suppose qu'il doit avoir au moins cinquante ans.