Theaccent，gesture，andlookwithwhichthewordsweresaidmadethisansweroneofthosesublimethingswhichonlyneedawiderstagetomakethemfamous。
Afewmomentslateroldd’HauteserrewassayingtotheMarquisdeChargeboeuf:\"WhateffortsIhavemadeformytwounfortunatesons！I
havealreadylaidbyintheFundsenoughtogivethemeightthousandfrancsayear。Iftheyhadonlybeenwillingtoserveinthearmytheywouldhavereachedthehighergradesbythistime，andcouldnowhavemarriedtoadvantage。Insteadofthat，allmyplansarescatteredtothewinds！\"
\"Howcanyou，\"saidhiswife，\"thinkoftheirinterestswhenitisaquestionoftheirhonorandtheirlives？\"
\"Monsieurd’Hauteserrethinksofeverything，\"saidthemarquis。