"I have brought something better than news," said I, putting down the box upon the table and speaking jovially and boisterously, though my heart was heavy within me. "I have brought you something which is worth all the news in the world.
»Ik breng iets oneindig beters dan nieuws," antwoordde ik, de kist op tafel zettende, op vroolijken toon, hoewel mijn hart beklemd was; »ik breng u iets dat tegen alle nieuwstijdingen ter wereld opweegt.