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"My good friend," said Desroches in his ear, "I have come to see if you can procure at once twenty-five thousand francs plus two thousand six hundred and eighty for costs." "Are you acting for Cerizet?" asked the barrister. "Cerizet has put all the papers into the hands of Louchard, and you know what you have to expect if arrested.
"The Baron went to the Prefecture of Police this morning between four and five," said the man, "and he boasted this evening that he should find the woman he saw in the Bois de Vincennes he had been promised it " "We are watched!" said Carlos. "By whom?" "They have already employed Louchard the bailiff." "That would be child's play," replied Carlos.
Like all incurables, the Baron clutched at everything that seemed at all hopeful; he promised himself that he would have Lucien watched by some one besides Louchard and his men Louchard, the sharpest commercial detective in Paris to whom he had applied about a fortnight since.
I will give you sell you a piece of advice?" "Is it vort one tousand crowns your atvice?" asked Nucingen. "I am not to be caught, Monsieur le Baron," answered Louchard. "You are in love, you want to discover the object of your passion; you are getting as yellow as a lettuce without water.
"Take notice," said Louchard, before taking the money, "I am only selling a piece of information, pure and simple. I can give you the name and address of the only man who is able to be of use to you but he is a master " "Get out mit you," cried Nucingen. "Dere is not no name dat is vort one tousant crown but dat von Varschild and dat only ven it is sign at the bottom of a bank-bill.
Esther then reappeared in a bewitching, though improvised, costume. When the money had been counted by Louchard, the Baron wished to examine the bills; but Esther snatched them with a cat-like grab, and carried them away to her desk. "What will you give the rabble?" said Contenson to Nucingen. "You hafe not shown much consideration," said the Baron. "And what about my leg?" cried Contenson.
"I will go and give the creditor a good laugh," said Asie, "and he will give me something for a treat to-day. We bear no malice, Monsieur le Baron," added Saint-Esteve with a horrible courtesy. Louchard took the bills out of the Baron's hands, and remained alone with him in the drawing-room, whither, half an hour later, the cashier came, followed by Contenson.
I shall gif you one tousant franc." Louchard, a little weasel, who had never been able to purchase an office as lawyer, notary, clerk, or attorney, leered at the Baron in a significant fashion. "To you a thousand crowns, or let it alone. You will get them back in a few seconds on the Bourse," said he. "I will gif you one tousant franc," repeated the Baron.
"It is not worth the trouble, Monsieur le Baron," said Louchard; "I have instructions not to accept payment in anything but coin of the realm gold or silver. As it is you, I will take banknotes." "Der Teufel!" cried the Baron. "Well, show me your papers."
"As for you, my girl," he added to Europe, "any resistance will be punished, and perfectly useless." The noise of muskets, let down with a thud of their stocks on the floor of the dining-room, showing that the invaders had soldiers to bake them, gave emphasis to this speech. "And what am I arrested for?" said Esther. "What about our little debts?" said Louchard.
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