I told her it was true, as she said, but that, however, if I must tell her my case, I must tell it her as it was; so I related it to her as short as I could, and I concluded it to her thus.
Je lui dis qu'elle avait bien raison, mais que si je devais lui dire mon histoire, il fallait la lui dire telle qu'elle était. De sorte que je la racontais aussi brièvement que je le pus, et voici quelle fut ma conclusion.