« Le feu prince était méchant et envieux, mais il avait fait la guerre et commandé des corps d’armée, ce qui lui avait donné de la tenue ; on trouvait en lui l’étoffe d’un prince, et je pouvais être ministre bon ou mauvais.
"The late Prince was evil-minded and jealous, but he had been on service and had commanded army corps, which had given him a bearing; he had the stuff in him of which Princes are made, and I could be his Minister, for better or worse.