It followed that his hat was forever in his hand, which procured him some severe reprimands from d’Artagnan, who feared that his excess of politeness would lead people to think he was the lackey of a man of no consequence.
Il en résultait qu'il avait sans cesse le chapeau à la main, ce qui lui valait de sévères mercuriales de la part de d'Artagnan, qui craignait que, grâce à cet excès de politesse, on ne le prît pour le valet d'un homme de peu.