He had stayed longer with me, but he happened to look out at the window and see his sisters coming up the garden, so he took his leave, kissed me again, told me he was very serious, and I should hear more of him very quickly, and away he went, leaving me infinitely pleased, though surprised; and had there not been one misfortune in it, I had been in the right, but the mistake lay here, that Mrs. Betty was in earnest and the gentleman was not.
Il prit donc congé, me baisa encore, me dit qu'il était très sérieux, et que j'en entendrais bien promptement davantage. Et le voilà parti infiniment joyeux, et s'il n'y avait eu un malheur en cela, j'aurais été dans le vrai, mais l'erreur était que Mme Betty était sérieuse et que le gentilhomme ne l'était pas.