He indignantly rebuked his rival's language and demeanour.
In demeanour he was quiet, reserved and tactful, but when occasion called for it he proved himself a brilliant orator.
Henceforward, however, he assumed a stoical demeanour, which, united to a policy tyrannical and pitilessly thorough, became the characteristic of his life.
They wear a full beard, and are characterized by a marked dignity of demeanour.
His demeanour at the trial was quiet and dignified; and on the 31st of October 1793 he died bravely with several other Girondists.