Il y eut une tempête où l’on courut des dangers ; quoiqu’on eût infiniment peu d’argent, on paya généreusement les deux bateliers pour qu’ils ne dissent rien au marquis, qui déjà témoignait beaucoup d’humeur de ce qu’on emmenait ses deux filles.
There was a storm in which they were all in danger; although they were infinitely short of money, they paid the two boatmen generously not to say anything to the Marchese, who already was showing great ill humour at their taking his two daughters with them.