But when she asked for a thousand sous, he closed his lips, and declared he was very sorry he had not had the management of her fortune before, for there were hundreds of ways very convenient, even for a lady, of turning her money to account.
Mais, lorsqu’elle lui demanda mille écus, il serra les lèvres, puis se déclara très peiné de n’avoir pas eu autrefois la direction de sa fortune, car il y avait cent moyens fort commodes, même pour une dame, de faire valoir son argent.