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.
En aquel período, aunque Adèle solía ir a verle con frecuencia, todas mis relaciones con él se redujeron a encuentros casuales, en el vestíbulo, la escalera o la galería. En esas ocasiones, él me saludaba con una fría mirada y una distraída inclinación de cabeza, o bien con una sonrisa amable.