When the Mormon had recovered his breath, Passepartout ventured to ask him politely how many wives he had; for, from the manner in which he had decamped, it might be thought that he had twenty at least.
Lorsque le Mormon eut repris haleine, Passepartout se hasarda à lui demander poliment combien il avait de femmes, à lui tout seul, -- et à la façon dont il venait de décamper, il lui en supposait une vingtaine au moins.