It was true that General Fabio Conti, his vanity greatly shocked by this observation, the first to spring to the minds of all his compatriots, had just bought a properly worth more than 300,000 francs; and for this property he, who had nothing, had paid in ready money, evidently with the Marchese's gold.
Egia da Fabio Conti jeneralaren harrokeriari min handia ematen ziola inor kontu horretaz ohartzeak, baina, hala eta guztiz ere, horixe izan zen haren herritar guztiei gogora etorri zitzaien aurreneko gauza; harrokeria horrek berak bultzatu zuen jenerala hirurehun milatik gora liberako lur sail bat erostera, eta ordaindu-nork eta berak, ezer ez zeukan hark-, eskura ordaindua zuen lur erosi berri hori, markes jaunaren diruekin, nonbait.