"Can I discard you to-morrow, and present this Noel as my son, saying, 'Excuse me, but there has been a slight mistake; this one is the viscount ?' And then the tribunals will get hold of it.

What does it matter who is named Benoit, Durand, or Bernard?
But, when one is called Commarin, even but for a single day, one must retain that name through life.

The same moral does not do for everyone; because we have not the same duties to perform.

In our position, errors are irreparable.

Take courage, then, and show yourself worthy of the name you bear.