This turned to his disadvantage; for having promised discoveries, but not being able to make it good, it was looked upon as trifling with the justice of the city, and he was the more fiercely pursued by the shopkeepers who took him.
Ceci tourna à son désavantage, car ayant fait la promesse de découvertes sans pouvoir la tenir, on considéra qu'il avait berné la justice, et il fut plus férocement poursuivi par le boutiquier.