J’ai cent louis devant moi, je puis fort bien planter là ce terrible comte M***. Au fait, il manque d’esprit et d’imprévu, et n’est un peu amusant que par la mine atroce de ses gens. »
I have a hundred louis in hand, I can quite well give that terrible Conte M---- the slip; if it comes to that, he has no spirit, he never does anything unexpected, and is only slightly amusing because of the bloodthirsty appearance of his escort."