"My dear sir," said Candide to the master of the galley, "how much do you ask for the ransom of the Baron of Thunder-ten-tronckh, who is one of the first barons of the empire, and of Monsieur Pangloss, the most profound metaphysician in Germany?"
Eh! monsieur le levanti patron, dit Candide, combien voulez-vous d'argent pour la rançon de M. de Thunder-ten-tronckh, un des premiers barons de l'empire, et de M. Pangloss, le plus profond métaphysicien d'Allemagne?