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"It is queer," he said; "here we are returned to precisely the situation in which we began our business relationship with la Peyrade, except, to be sure, that this present place of meeting of the three emperors is more comfortable; I prefer the Tilsit of the rue Montgorgeuil to the Tilsit of the Cheval Rouge."
It is not necessary to say that while doing this the Provencal was watching the manoeuvres of Thuillier out of the corner of his eye. Thuillier, believing that la Peyrade was really occupied in some serious business, hesitated to approach him.
"Yes, monsieur; mathematics have been his bane; they have flung him into a set of ideas which don't seem to have any common-sense in them ever since he has been employed at the Observatory, near here." "Well," said la Peyrade, "you must bring testimony proving your long devotion to this old man, and I will then draw up a memorial to the Academy and take the necessary steps to present it."
When Desroches had assured him that la Peyrade was really a barrister in good standing, Sauvaignou signed the relinquishment, which contained a receipt for the amount, principal and interest, of his claim, made in duplicate between himself and Thuillier, and witnessed by the two attorneys; so that the paper was a final settlement of the whole matter.
The top continued the whirling motion imparted to it by the old maid's lash. La Peyrade took a seat at the round table.
"Yes," said la Peyrade, with a maliciousness that was quite lost upon Phellion, "thoughts, especially in the style of la Rochefoucauld or la Bruyere, might do. What do you think yourself, Thuillier?" He reserved to himself the right to leave the responsibility of refusals, as far as he could, to the proprietor of the paper.
Dutocq, in his close relation to the people, and also the justice of peace, will help me, above all, as I'm not acting for myself; and Colleville, as secretary of the mayor's office, can certainly manage to obtain another fourth of the votes." "You are right!" cried Thuillier. "I'm elected!" "Do you think so?" said la Peyrade, in a voice of the deepest sarcasm.
But this is not the most important point," added Corentin, checking himself in such a way as to make the request for money seem quite a trifle. "If you do not want to end your days miserably, get the place for Peyrade that he asked you to procure for him and it is a thing you can easily do. The Chief of the General Police must have had notice of the matter yesterday.
Daddy," added he, slapping Peyrade on the shoulder, "you may get more than a hundred thousand francs to settle on Lydie." "Don't tell me that, Corentin. If your scheme should fail, I cannot tell what I might not do " "You will have it by to-morrow perhaps! The Abbe, my dear fellow, is most astute; we shall have to kiss his spurs; he is a very superior devil. But I have him sure enough.
"I cannot," said la Peyrade; "the history of that money is a secret entrusted to me professionally." "Come, come, you told me yourself that the statutes of your order forbid all barristers from doing business of any kind."
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