– Il faut aller chez le baron Binder lui dire que vous aimez Fabrice depuis sa naissance, que vous avez vu naître cet enfant quand vous veniez chez nous, et qu’enfin, au nom de l’amitié qu’il vous accorde, vous le suppliez d’employer tous ses espions à vérifier si, avant son départ pour la Suisse, Fabrice a eu la moindre entrevue avec aucun de ces libéraux qu’il surveille.
"You must go to Barone Binder and tell him that you have loved Fabrizio ever since he was born, that you saw him in his cradle when you used to come to our house, and that accordingly, in the name of the friendship he has shown for you, you beg him to employ all his spies to discover whether, before his departure for Switzerland, Fabrizio was in any sort of communication whatsoever with any of the Liberals whom he has under supervision.