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Updated: June 28, 2025
Monsieur Vernier such was the name of this great little man was just finishing his breakfast, with his wife and daughter on either side of him, when Gaudissart entered the room through a window that looked out on the Loire and the Cher, and lighted one of the gayest dining-rooms of that gay land.
"Who mean to win our tricks," said Vernier, long used to the ways of commercial travellers and to their periodical visits. "Precisely," replied Gaudissart, with native impudence. "But with your fine tact, Monsieur, you must be aware that we can't win tricks from people unless it is their interest to play at cards.
Gaudissart marched off, turning over in his mind this prophetic remark, which seemed to him full of sinister portent. For the first time in his life the prince of travellers did not dine jovially. The whole town of Vouvray was put in a ferment about the "affair" between Monsieur Vernier and the apostle of Saint-Simonism.
Hereupon Gaudissart drew forth his whole string of phrases, and Monsieur Vernier let him go the length of his tether, listening with apparent interest which completely deceived him.
These men undertook the novel task of interrogating the relations of body and mind from the standpoint of physics. They sought to apply the vernier and the balance, as far as might be, to the intangible processes of mind.
There is in this town a retired banker in whose wisdom I have I, particularly the greatest confidence. If you can obtain his support, I will add mine. When Madame Vernier heard the name of the lunatic she raised her head and looked at her husband. "Ah, precisely; my wife intends to call on Madame Margaritis with one of our neighbors.
"He has got the better of the Parisian, damn him!" cried Vernier. And so it was. To the huge delight of the lunatic our illustrious Gaudissart sat down at a card-table and wrote an order for the delivery of the two casks of wine. Margaritis, having carefully read it over, counted out seven francs for his subscription to the "Children's Journal" and gave them to the traveller.
Have you been arguing with him?" added the pitiless landlord; "that must have been funny!" "Funny!" cried Gaudissart. "Funny! Then your Monsieur Vernier has been making fun of me!" "Did he send you there?" "Yes." "Wife! wife! come here and listen. If Monsieur Vernier didn't take it into his head to send this gentleman to talk to Margaritis!"
"I want to send a summons to my good friend Margaritis to deliver the two casks of wine." "But he has not got them," said Vernier. "No matter for that; the affair can be arranged by the payment of an indemnity. I won't have it said that Vouvray outwitted the illustrious Gaudissart."
"Monsieur Margaritis," cried Madame Vernier, addressing him, "come, stir about! Here is a gentleman whom my husband sends to you, and you must listen to him with great attention. Put away your mathematics and talk to him." On hearing these words the lunatic rose, looked at Gaudissart, made him a sign to sit down, and said, "Let us converse, Monsieur."
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