"It was from the reigning family of Holland, though the matter in which I served them was of such delicacy that I cannot confide it even to you, who have been good enough to chronicle one or two of my little problems."
––Es de la familia real de Holanda, pero el asunto en el que presté mis servicios era tan delicado que no puedo confiárselo ni siquiera a usted, benévolo cronista de uno o dos de mis pequeños misterios.