He looked wistfully at me, and I thought I guessed at what he meant, that is to say, that he had no money; but I was mistaken, his meaning was another way.
Il me jeta un regard plein de désir, et je devinai qu'il voulait dire qu'il n'avait point d'argent; mais je me trompais; ce n'était point là ce qu'il entendait.