It was commissioned by Louis IX just to house Jesus 's crown of thorns that he bought in Spain for 135000 Livres , the church by contrast only cost 40000 livres to build . Hope he did n't get snookered . Next we took the subway to the Arc De Triomphe , The arch was commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 to commemorate his victories , but he was ousted before the arch was completed . In fact , it was n't completed until 1836 during the reign of Louis - Philippe .

Choices: [I] They hope he did n't die . [II] They hope he did n't get laughed at . [III] None of the above choices . [IV] They hope he did n't get conned .
Answer the following question: What does the speaker mean when they say snookered ?
[IV]