Pendant mon absence, il a cherché querelle aux fermiers généraux du prince, qui étaient des fripons ; le comte les a remplacés par d’autres fripons qui lui ont donné 800 000 francs.
In my absence, he has picked a quarrel with the Prince's Farmers-General, who were rascals; he has replaced them with other rascals, who have given him 800,000 francs."