His ambitions were great and he was able to buy a country estate and a ship (as well as civets to make perfume), though he was rarely out of debt.
كانت طموحاته كبيرة، وكان قادرا على شراء العقارات والسفن (كما أنه استخدم قطط الزباد لإنتاج العطور)، رغم أنه كان نادرا ما يتخلص من ديونه.