'Ay, sir, and the money too, it may be,' said I; 'for truly I find the hazard that way is as much as 'tis t'other way'; but I remember I said secretly to myself, 'I wish you would ask me the question fairly, I would consider very seriously on it before I said No.'
--Oui, monsieur, et l'argent aussi peut-être, dis-je, car je trouve que le risque est aussi grand de cette façon que de l'autre.