We wished to keep two of these birds to send to France and present them to His Majesty, but as soon as they were on board ship, they died of melancholy, having refused to eat or drink.
Нам хотелось отправить этих двух птиц во Францию и показать их его Величеству, но, как только оказывались на борту корабля, они умирали от тоски, отказываясь от еды и питья.