The abbe took part with him in his uneasiness; he had but an inconsiderable share in the thousand pieces Candide had lost at play, and the two diamonds which had been in a manner extorted from him; and therefore very prudently designed to make the most he could of his new acquaintance, which chance had thrown in his way.
Az apát úr is bosszúságot érzett, mert csak csekély részesedése volt abból az ötvenezer lirából, amit Candide a kártyán elvesztett és a félig adott, félig kicsikart gyémántok értékéből; az volt szándéka, hogy amennyire lehet kihasználja a Candide-dal való ismeretség előnyeit.