He guessed, likewise, by induction, that Porthos was taking his revenge for the defeat of Chantilly, when the procurator’s wife had proved so refractory with respect to her purse.
Il devina alors par induction que Porthos cherchait à prendre sa revanche de sa défaite de Chantilly, alors que la procureuse s'était montrée si récalcitrante à l'endroit de la bourse.