“Well，Iwill，“criedFouche。“IntheglamourofpoliticalpassionsIhaveraisedmyvoiceagainstthelifeofyourfather；fullofregretIwillraisemyvoiceforthelifeoftheson，andassisthimtoenterafreshuponlifeandintothesocietyofmen。Youngman，I
willgiveyouanameandrank，tilltheFrenchnationrestoretoyouyourtruenameandrank。YoushallhenceforthbecalledtheBarondeRichemont。Willyouacceptit？“
“Yes，Iwillacceptit，“saidLouis，gently。“TobetheBarondeRichemontisbetterthantobeadeadandburiedpersonwithoutanyname。“
“Verygood，mylordbaron，“criedFouche，“Iwillhavethenecessarycertificatesandpapersmadeout，andenteryourpropertyintheBankofFranceunderthenameoftheBarondeRichemont。Ifyouplease，cometo-morrowtome，andIwilldelivertoyouthepapersofMonsieurdeRichemont。“
“Ishallcome，besureofthat，“saidLouis，givinghimhishand；