I shall quote one in his absence on his behalf – 'Just for a handful of silver he left us, just for a ribbon to stick on his coat'.
J'en citerai un en son nom, malgré son absence: «Just for a handful of silver he left us, just for a ribbon to stick on his coat», il ne nous a quitté que pour une poignée d'argent, que pour un ruban sur son manteau.