Fabrice écrivait au comte que si jamais le prince avait assez d’esprit pour s’apercevoir du gâchis dans lequel les ministres Rassi, Fabio Conti, Zurla et autres de même force avaient jeté ses affaires, lui, Fabrice, serait le canal naturel par lequel il ferait une démarche, sans trop compromettre son amour-propre.
Fabrizio wrote to the Conte that if ever the Prince had enough intelligence to perceive the mess into which the Ministers, Rassi, Fabio Conti, Zurla and others of like capacity had thrown his affairs, he, Fabrizio, would be the natural channel through which he would take action without unduly compromising his self-esteem.