He had never said as much before, and I must admit that his words gave me keen pleasure, for I had often been piqued by his indifference to my admiration and to the attempts which I had made to give publicity to his methods.
Je conviens que ce langage me causa un vif plaisir. Souvent en effet j’avais éprouvé une sorte d’amertume devant l’indifférence qu’il manifestait à l’égard de mon admiration et de mes efforts pour vulgariser ses méthodes.