When we were married, I was shrewdly put to it to bring him that little stock I had, and to let him see it was no more; but there was a necessity for it, so I took my opportunity one day when we were alone, to enter into a short dialogue with him about it.
Quand nous fûmes mariés, je fus subtilement poussée à lui apporter le petit fonds que j'avais et à lui faire voir qu'il n'y en avait point davantage; mais ce fut une nécessité, de sorte que je choisis l'occasion, un jour que nous étions seuls, pour lui en parler brièvement: