In answer to one request, to a woman who enquired as to the cost of his coat, he replied "I cannot pretend to charge my memory with the price, but I can put you into a method of obtaining the information you want.
En resposta a unha petición dunha muller que lle preguntou polo custo do seu abrigo, respondeu: "Non podo pretender cargar a miña memoria co prezo, pero podo facilitarlle o método de obter a información que require.