So, as I knew he would feel some curiosity in regard to the identity of the person who had outwitted him, I thought it a pity not to give him a clue.
Aussi, comme je savais qu’il éprouverait une certaine curiosité relativement à la personne par qui il se trouvait joué, je pensai que ce serait vraiment dommage de ne pas lui laisser un indice quelconque.
When the Venetians sailed in with the materials intended to build the fort, they were left only to see that the people of Dubrovnik had outwitted them and beat them to it.
Quand les Vénitiens arrivèrent sur les lieux en bateau avec le matériel destiné à construire la forteresse, ils ne purent que constater avec dépit que les habitants de Dubrovnik s’étaient montrés plus malins et leur avaient infligé une défaite.
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