But this would have cost five hundred francs at least,and in view of the fact that she had only been able to lay by forty-two francs and ten sous for this purpose in the course of five years,she had ended by renouncing the idea.

• 但是，这至少得花五百法郎。她为那样一套东西省吃节用，五年当中，只省下四十二个法郎和十个苏，于是也就不再作此打算。