"I believe," said Madam de Cleves in a very unconcerned manner, "that anything you may give yourself the trouble of telling me, will be to little purpose; you had better go to the Queen-Dauphin, and plainly tell her, without using these roundabout ways, the interest you have in that letter, since she has been told, as well as I, that it belongs to you."
-Hala baldin bada-ekin zion dofin andereak-, esku ezagungabe batek hura berridatz dezan lortu behar duzu berehala, eta nik erreginari igorriko diot. Hark ez die erakutsiko lehendik ikusia dutenei, baina hala egingo balu ere, nik beti defendatuko nuke hori dela Chastelartek eman didana, eta hura ez litzateke ausartuko kontrakorik esatera.