They thought I was daffing when I said that; but when they came to understand that it was the real truth, they were as proud and as pleased as if I had told them that she had married the laird.
Lorsque j'eus dit cela, ils crurent que je rêvais, mais lorsqu'ils eurent enfin compris que c'était bien la vérité, ils se montrèrent aussi fiers et aussi contents que si je leur avais annoncé qu'Edie avait épousé le laird.