This time it was not a host but a hostess who received him. d’Artagnan was a physiognomist. His eye took in at a glance the plump, cheerful countenance of the mistress of the place, and he at once perceived there was no occasion for dissembling with her, or of fearing anything from one blessed with such a joyous physiognomy.
Aquella vez no fue un hostelero, sino una hostelera quien lo recibió; D'Artagnan era fisonomista, envolvió de una ojeada la gruesa cara alegre del ama del lugar, y comprendió que no había necesidad de disimular con ella ni había nada que temer de parte de una fisonomía tan alegre.