He was dressed for the evening assembly, and taking up the discourse with that grace which was natural to him, "I believe, Madam," says he, "I may venture to think you were speaking of me as I came in, that you had a design to ask me something, and that Madam de Cleves is against it."
Gaueko festarako jantzia zetorren, eta hain berezkoa zuen xarmaz baliaturik, hitza hartu eta: -Uste dut, Madame-esan zuen-beldurrik gabe pentsatzen ahal dudala ezen, sartu naizelarik, niri buruz ari zinetela solasean, berorrek niri zerbait galdetzeko gogoa zuela eta ezetz zioela Clevesko andereak.