They explained to him that they had thought he was some one they knew. They said they hoped he would not deem them capable of so insulting any one except a personal friend of their own.
Ils s’empresserent de lui expliquer qu’ils l’avaient pris pour quelqu’un de leur connais sance, ajoutant qu’ils espéraient bien qu’il ne les supposait pas capables d’insulter pareillement un étranger.