\"Allthiswithaneasygood-humorfittogiveavirtuouscitizenthecolic。
\"\'Youarewrong，MonsieurleComte，\'retortedCerizet，inaslightlyperemptorytone。\'Wewillbepaidinfull，andthatinawaywhichyoumaynotlike。ThatiswhyIcametoyoufirstinafriendlyspirit，asisrightandfitbetweengentlemen——\'
\"\'Oh!sothatishowyouunderstandit？\'beganMaxime，enragedbythislastpieceofpresumption。TherewassomethingofTalleyrand\'switintheinsolentretort，ifyouhavequitegraspedthecontrastbetweenthetwomenandtheircostumes。Maximescowledandlookedfullattheintruder；Cerizetnotmerelyenduredtheglareofcoldfury，butevenreturnedit，withanicy，cat-likemalignanceandfixityofgaze。
\"\'Verygood，sir，goout——\'
\"\'Verywell，good-day，MonsieurleComte。Weshallbequitsbeforesixmonthsareout。\'