It appeared that this was his grievance, and that he was in a very great fright about it; however, when my governess said this to him, he appeared very well pleased, and said, 'Well, madam, to be plain with you, if I was satisfied of that, I should not so much value what I lost; for, as to that, the temptation was great, and perhaps she was poor and wanted it.'
Toutefois sur les paroles de ma gouvernante, il parut enchanté et dit: --Eh bien, madame, pour vous parler tout net, si j'étais sûr de ce que vous me dites, je ne me soucierais point tant de ce que j'ai perdu. La tentation était grande, et peut-être qu'elle était pauvre et qu'elle en avait besoin.