I disavow in advance everything that you can say in my name; but on the day on which that illustrious alliance comes at length to crown my wishes and to give me so exalted a position in the State, I will offer you, myself, 300,000 francs of my own money, or else recommend the Prince to accord you a mark of his favour which you yourself will prefer to that sum of money."
Aldez aurretik gaitzesten dizut nire izenean inori ezer esatea, baina itun txit gailen horrek nire nahiak asetzen baditu azkenean eta egunen batean goren mailako lekua ematen badit Estatuan, nik neuk hirurehun mila libera eskainiko dizkizut, edo, bestela, zuri beste edozein mesede-erakutsi egiteko aholkatuko diot printzeari, zuk hori nahiago baldin baduzu diru kopurua bainoago.