He gave me a direction in writing, and when he gave it me he read it to me, and said, 'There 'tis, madam, if you dare trust yourself with me.' 'Yes, sir,' said I, 'I believe I may venture to trust you with myself, for you have a wife, you say, and I don't want a husband; besides, I dare trust you with my money, which is all I have in the world, and if that were gone, I may trust myself anywhere.'
--Oui, monsieur, dis-je, je crois que je puis me fier à vous, car vous avez une femme, dites-vous, et moi je ne cherche point un mari; d'ailleurs, je me risque à vous confier mon argent, qui est tout ce que je possède au monde, et, si je le perdais, je ne pourrais me fier à quoi que ce fût.