'And I am going to seduce his daughter! To render impossible, perhaps, that marriage with the Marquis de Croisenois, which is the bright spot in his future: if he is not made Duke, at least his daughter will be entitled to a _tabouret_.'
Et moi, je vais séduire sa fille! rendre impossible peut-être ce mariage avec le marquis de Croisenois, qui fait le charme de son avenir : s’il n’est pas duc, du moins sa fille aura un tabouret.