Would any honourable man have drawn up a deed of that kind without letting me know first?Well, it was to prevent you beggaring yourself for the benefit of some loose woman that brought me to Paris.

一个上流社会有教养的人能不通知我就办这样一件事吗?好吧，我就是为了不让您因一个姑娘而做败家子才到巴黎来的。

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If you allow yourself to be drawn into repeated price negotiations you will find that every time price comes up the buyer will start at the discounted price you offered before.

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