Being also in the habit of drinking a good deal of brandy, he often sent the servant to the Lion d'Or to buy him a bottle, which was put down to his son's account, and to perfume his handkerchiefs he used up his daughter-in-law's whole supply of eau-de-cologne.
Ayant aussi l’habitude de boire beaucoup d’eau-de-vie, souvent il envoyait la servante au Lion d’or lui en acheter une bouteille, que l’on inscrivait au compte de son fils; et il usa, pour parfumer ses foulards, toute la provision d’eau de Cologne qu’avait sa bru.