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On the first floor, he stumbled upon Maribel.

“I’ve been hoping to run into you, Sir,” said the maid with a blush.

“Sounds promising.”

“It’s about your clothes, Sir.”

“Oh, yes. I haven’t thanked you for taking care of them yet.”

“It’s not that, Sir. The thing is that I decided to wash your clothes myself, and, as I was washing them, I found this.”

“What is it?”

“A ring, Sir. Looks like an engagement ring to me.”

stumble upon sb/sth наткнуться, натолкнуться на кого-либо или что-либо; run into sb неожиданно повстречать кого-либо, натолкнуться; Sounds promising. Звучит многообещающе; take care of sb/sth заботиться, позаботиться; It’s not that. Дело не в этом; decide решить, принять решение; engagement ring обручальное кольцо

“Say (29), that’s my ring!” cried out Valmont.

“Well (30), not exactly mine,” he corrected himself hastily, “but it belongs to me. I thought I had lost it.”

“You must have carried it in your pocket all this time, then. The stone must have torn up the seam, and the ring slipped into the lining. It was quite a job to get it out.” (31)

“Thank you, Maribel. I’m glad you found it. This ring is very dear to me.”

Valmont thoughtfully turned the ring in his fingers before putting it away in his trouser pocket.

not exactly не совсем; correct поправить; hastily торопливо; belong to sb принадлежать кому-либо; tear up (tore; torn) порвать, разорвать; seam шов; lining подкладка; pocket карман; put away убрать, спрятать