He said some things in jest that were very handsome and mannerly, and would have pleased me very well if they had been in earnest; but that passed over, I took the directions, and appointed to attend him at his house at seven o'clock the same evening.
Il dit là-dessus plusieurs choses fort plaisamment, qui étaient belles et courtoises, et m'eussent infiniment plu, si elles eussent été sérieuses; mais enfin je pris les indications qu'il m'avait données, et je m'accordai à me trouver chez lui le même soir à sept heures.