'But,' she went on, suddenly, her eye sparkling with joy, 'by the bitterness and the frequency of their sarcasms, they prove, in spite of themselves, that he is the most distinguished man that we have seen this winter.
– Mais, reprit-elle tout à coup, l’œil brillant de joie, l’amertume et la fréquence de leurs plaisanteries prouvent, en dépit d’eux, que c’est l’homme le plus distingué que nous ayons vu cet hiver.