“Wemustgetthestartofthem——wemustaccusethem。“
“Ifwepossesssecuremeanstodoso。“
“Ipossessthem，andIwillgivethemtoyou，ConsulBonaparte，assoonastheemperorofthefutureassuresmeofaprincelytitle，inadditiontothechieftaincyofpolice。“
“Verywell，“saidBonaparte，laughing，“theemperorofthefuturepromisesyouthatassoonasheisabletobakeabatchofthesedelicacies，hewillputhischiefofpoliceintheovenanddrawhimoutasaprinceoraduke。Theemperorofthefuturegivesyouhiswordofhonorthathewilldoit。Areyousatisfiednow，mylordrepublican？“
“Sire，completelysatisfied，“saidFouche，bowinglow。