Then, resuming his mild air, "You are deceived, gentlemen," said he, "this handkerchief is not mine, and I cannot fancy why Monsieur has taken it into his head to offer it to me rather than to one of you; and as a proof of what I say, here is mine in my pocket."
«Vous vous trompez, messieurs, dit-il, ce mouchoir n'est pas à moi, et je ne sais pourquoi monsieur a eu la fantaisie de me le remettre plutôt qu'à l'un de vous, et la preuve de ce que je dis, c'est que voici le mien dans ma poche.»