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Original Text:
LE THÉ FOIN.
- Voici, monsieur, voici.... j'apporte une botte entière, monsieur, fera son thé lui-même aussi fort qu'il voudra.

Translation:
HERBAL TEA.
Here you are, Monsieur, I thought I'd bring along the entire pack of hay so you can decide yourself about the strength of your tea.
(Note: play on words. "Avoir du foin dans ses bottes" literally translates: to have hay in one's boots. It also means: to be rich. "Botte" means boot, but also a pack of hay.)