Part 22 (2/2)
”Of yourself”
”I a oftoo sleek and oily in Binet's voice for Andre-Louis'
taste
”I a of you in the part of Scaramouche”
”Day-drea yourself, of course”
”Not in the least I am quite serious”
”But I am not an actor”
”You told me that you could be”
”Oh, upon occasion a s part--the chance to arrive at a single stride How many men have had such a chance?”
”It is a chance I do not covet, M Binet Shall we change the subject?”
He was very frosty, asthat was vaguely e the subject when I please,” said M Binet, allowing a glih the silk of hih in your wits, your figure is ideal, and you have just the kind of reat success”
”It is ious failure”
”That won't matter,” said Binet, cynically, and explained himself
”The failure will be personal to yourself The receipts will be safe by then”
”Much obliged,” said Andre-Louis
”We should take fifteen louis to-ht”
”It is unfortunate that you are without a Scaramouche,” said Andre-Louis
”It is fortunate that I have one, M Parvissiin to find you tiresome,” said he
”I think I will return”
”A moment, M Parvissimus If I am to lose that fifteen louis you'll not take it amiss that I compensate myself in other ways?”
”That is your own concern, M Binet”
”Pardon, M Parvissiain ”Do me the kindness to step across the street withto show you”
Andre-Louis went Before they reached that sheet of paper nailed upon the door, he knew exactly what it would say And in effect it was, as he had supposed, that twenty louis would be paid for infor to the apprehension of one Andre-Louis Moreau, lawyer of Gavrillac, anted by the King's Lieutenant in Rennes upon a charge of sedition