\"Thedeuceisinit!\"saidSavarus。\"Iamattachedtoyou，andIcoulddoagreatdealforyou，Father!PerhapswemaycompoundwiththeDevil。WhateverMonsieurdeWatteville\'sbusinessmaybe，byengagingGirardet，andpromptinghim，itwillbepossibletodragtheproceedingsouttilltheelectionsareover。IwillnotundertaketopleadtillthedayafterIamreturned。\"
\"Dothisonething，\"saidtheAbbe。\"CometotheHoteldeRupt:thereisayoungpersonofnineteentherewho，oneofthesedays，willhaveahundredthousandfrancsayear，andyoucanseemtobepayingyourcourttoher——\"
\"Ah!theyoungladyIsometimesseeinthekiosk？\"
\"Yes，MademoiselleRosalie，\"repliedtheAbbedeGrancey。\"Youareambitious。Ifshetakesafancytoyou，youmaybeeverythinganambitiousmancanwish——whoknows？AMinisterperhaps。AmancanalwaysbeaMinisterwhoaddsahundredthousandfrancsayeartoyouramazingtalents。\"
\"Monsieurl\'Abbe，ifMademoiselledeWattevillehadthreetimesherfortune，andadoredmeintothebargain，itwouldbeimpossiblethatI