We had hoped His Majesty would help us to declare this fact to the old Marquis, and thus obtain from him his belated consent, a most urgent necessity since a daughter has been born. She is now almost one year old.
Ons wou vra dat Sy Majesteit ons help om dit vir die ou Markies te sê, en so sy toestemming by nabaat te kry, want ons baba-dogtertjie is al verlede jaar gebore