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"The justice of the peace gives orders here; he is supreme." "There are valuables in the room," put in the clerk. "And besides," added the justice of the peace, "M. Schmucke is going out of his own free will." "Did any one ever see such a client!" Villemot cried indignantly, turning upon Schmucke. "You are as limp as a rag " "Vat dos it matter vere von dies?" Schmucke said as he went out.
"I am M. Tabareau's head-clerk, sir," he said; "he sent me here to take charge of your interests, and to superintend the funeral arrangements. Is this your wish?" "You cannot safe my life, I haf not long to lif; but you vill leaf me in beace!" "Oh! you shall not be disturbed," said Villemot. "Ver' goot. Vat must I do for dat?"
You will have some one that has beak and claws. M. Villemot will give them a piece of his mind. I have put myself in a passion once already with that abominable hussy, La Cibot, a porter's wife that sets up to judge her lodgers, forsooth, and insists that you have filched the money from the heirs; you locked M. Pons up, she says, and worked upon him till he was stark, staring mad.
"I have told our management before now that we ought to have a wardrobe department and lend the proper mourning costumes on hire," said the master of the ceremonies, addressing Villemot; "it is a want that is more and more felt every day, and we have even now introduced improvements.
"Oh! here comes M. Villemot!" exclaimed La Sauvage. "Mennesir Fillemod," said poor Schmucke, "rebresent me." "I hurried here at once," said Villemot. "I have come to tell you that the will is completely in order; it will certainly be confirmed by the court, and you will be put in possession. You will have a fine fortune." "I? Ein fein vordune?" cried Schmucke, despairingly.
"We shall have two pall-bearers at any rate you and he." And, happy to find two of the places filled up, he took out some wonderful white buckskin gloves, and politely presented Fraisier and Villemot with a pair apiece. "If you gentlemen will be so good as to act as pall-bearers " said he.
"Dese men haf tiger faces.... I shall send somebody to vetch mein bits of dings." "Where are you going, sir?" "Vere it shall blease Gott," returned Pons' universal legatee with supreme indifference. "Send me word," said Villemot. Fraisier turned to the head-clerk. "Go after him," he whispered. Mme. Cantinet was left in charge, with a provision of fifty francs paid out of the money that they found.
Villemot meanwhile went off to chat with the justice of the peace and his clerk, assisting with professional coolness to affix the seals a ceremony which always involves some buffoonery and plentiful comments on the objects thus secured, unless, indeed, one of the family happens to be present.
Villemot had given his word that Pons' heir should be left in peace; he watched over his client, and gave the requisite sums; and Cibot's humble bier, escorted by sixty or eighty persons, drew all the crowd after it to the cemetery.
But as this gentleman is chief mourner, he ought to wear a cloak, and this one that I have brought with me will cover him from head to foot; no one need know that he is not in proper mourning costume. Will you be so kind as to rise?" Schmucke rose, but he tottered on his feet. "Support him," said the master of the ceremonies, turning to Villemot; "you are his legal representative."
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