The king trembled with joy and the cardinal with vexation; although, distant as they were from the queen, they could not count the studs. The queen had them. The only question was, had she ten or twelve?
Le roi tressaillit de joie et le cardinal de colère; cependant, distants comme ils l'étaient de la reine, ils ne pouvaient compter les ferrets; la reine les avait, seulement en avait-elle dix ou en avait-elle douze?