Il me laisse ce palais ; c’était une chose convenue, mais en signe de bonne amitié, il y ajoute un legs de trois cent mille francs qui m’embarrasse fort ; je ne veux pas y renoncer en faveur de sa nièce, la marquise Raversi, qui me joue tous les jours des tours pendables.
He has left me this palazzo, that had been arranged beforehand, but as a sign of good fellowship he has added a legacy of 300,000 francs, which embarrasses me greatly; I have no desire to surrender it to his niece, the Marchesa Raversi, who plays the most damnable tricks on me every day.