\"Iwillwriteit,\"saidHectorMerlin.\"Itismyownpointofview.\"
\"Yourpartywillcomplainthatyouarecompromisingthem,\"saidFinot.
\"Felicien,youmustundertakeit;Dauriatwillbringitout,andwewillkeepthesecret.\"
\"HowmuchshallIget?\"
\"Sixhundredfrancs.Signit\'LeComteC,threestars.\'\"