translate English to French: Mr. Chaytor's recollection was that Mr. Devine made some statements as to his qualifications, that Mr. Coffin embellished on them somewhat, and that Mr. Done asked a few questions of Mr. Devine but not as to his qualifications.
D'après les souvenirs de M. Chaytor, M. Devine a fait quelques déclarations concernant ses propres qualifications, M. Coffin les a quelque peu enjolivées et M. Done a posé quelques questions à M. Devine, mais pas au sujet de ses qualifications.