During this interval, even Adele was seldom sent for to his presence, and all my acquaintance with him was confined to an occasional rencontre in the hall, on the stairs, or in the gallery, when he would sometimes pass me haughtily and coldly, just acknowledging my presence by a distant nod or a cool glance, and sometimes bow and smile with gentlemanlike affability.
In quel tempo chiese raramente che Adele andasse da lui. Io non lo incontravo che nel vestibolo o nel corridoio: talvolta passava salutandomi alteramente, tal'altra invece s'inchinava e mi sorrideva con affabilità.