He wished to have two more weeks before him to arrange some affairs; then at the end of a week he wanted two more; then he said he was ill; next he went on a journey. The month of August passed, and, after all these delays, they decided that it was to be irrevocably fixed for the 4th September—a Monday.
Il voulut avoir encore deux semaines devant lui, pour terminer quelques dispositions; puis, au bout de huit jours, il en demanda quinze autres; puis il se dit malade; ensuite il fit un voyage; le mois d’août se passa, et, après tous ces retards, ils arrêtèrent que ce serait irrévocablement pour le 4 septembre, un lundi.