A conference was opened between us.

I asked a salary of fifty guineas, a trifle for an employment which required me to make some appearance.

The ambassador was unwilling to give more than a thousand livres, leaving me to make the journey at my own expense.

The proposal was ridiculous.

We could not agree, and M.de Francueil, who used all his efforts to prevent my departure, prevailed.
I stayed, and M.de Montaigu set out on his journey, taking with him another secretary, one M.Follau, who had been recommended to him by the office of foreign affairs.