The people of the house were not owners of the lace, but a merchant who had entrusted them with it; so that they were not so surprised as I thought they would be.
Ces dentelles n'appartenaient point aux gens de la maison, mais à un marchand qui les avait placées en dépôt chez eux; de sorte qu'ils ne furent pas si surpris que j'imaginais qu'ils le seraient.