He had imagined that by closing his purse to Marguerite, he would bring her back to him; but when he had perceived the uselessness of these means, he could hold out no longer; he wrote and asked that he might see her again, as before, no matter on what conditions.
Il avait cru, en fermant sa bourse à Marguerite, la ramener à lui; mais quand il avait vu l'inutilité de ce moyen, il n'avait pas pu y tenir; il avait écrit, redemandant, comme autrefois, la permission de revenir, quelles que fussent les conditions mises à ce retour.