We had a deal of such discourse, and sometimes others that signified as little. By and by he asked me to sing them a song, at which I smiled, and said my singing days were over.
Nous eûmes abondance de tels discours, et parfois d'autres qui n'avaient pas plus de signification; d'aventure il me demanda de leur chanter une chanson; sur quoi je souris et dis que mes jours de chansons étaient passés.