“Verygood，——Sens，“repliedthehideousclerk。“There’sanarchbishopatSens，andIdon’tobjecttodevotion；alittlehypocrisyandthereyouare，onthewaytofortune。Besides，thegirlispious，andshe’llsucceedatSens。“
“Itistobefullyunderstood，“continuedMinoret，“thatIshallnotpaythemoneytillyoumarrymycousin，forwhomIwishtoprovide，outofconsiderationformydeceaseduncle。“
“Whynotformetoo？“saidGoupilmaliciously，instantlysuspectingasecretmotiveinMinoret’sconduct。“Isn’titthroughinformationyougotfrommethatyoumaketwenty-fourthousandayearfromthatland，withoutasingleenclosure，aroundtheChateauduRouvre？ThefieldsandthemilltheothersideoftheLoingmakesixteenthousandmore。
Come，oldfellow，doyoumeantoplayfairwithme？“
“Yes。“