She maintained one day, in opposition to her husband, that she could drink off a large glass of brandy, and, as Charles was stupid enough to dare her to, she swallowed the brandy to the last drop.
Elle soutint un jour, contre son mari, qu’elle boirait bien un grand demi-verre d’eau-de-vie, et, comme Charles eut la bêtise de l’en défier, elle avala l’eau-de-vie jusqu’au bout.