But before this half-year was expired, his younger brother, of whom I have made some mention in the beginning of the story, falls to work with me; and he, finding me alone in the garden one evening, begins a story of the same kind to me, made good honest professions of being in love with me, and in short, proposes fairly and honourably to marry me, and that before he made any other offer to me at all.
Mais avant que cette demi-année fût expirée, son frère cadet, de qui j'ai fait quelque mention, entra au jeu avec moi; et, me trouvant seule au jardin un soir, me commence une histoire de même sorte, fit de bonnes et honnêtes protestations de son amour pour moi, et bref, me propose de m'épouser bellement, en tout honneur.