I don't know Hastier; and you, gentlemen," continued the young man, addressing Montbar, Adler and d'Assas, "do you know him ?" "No," replied the three young men, "and we ask pardon for Morgan, who did wrong." "My dear Lecoq," exclaimed Morgan.
"That's right," interrupted Hastier.

"I answer to that name! Well, what did you want to tell me ?" "I wanted to say that if you are not the antipodes of the god Harpocrates, whom the Egyptians represent with a finger on his lips, you will, instead of indulging in a lot of declamations, more or less flowery, tell us why this costume, and why that map ?" "The deuce!" retorted the young man.

"If you don't know already, it's your fault and not mine.

If I hadn't been obliged to call you twice, caught as you doubtless were in the toils of some beautiful Eumenides imploring vengeance of a fine young man for the death of her old parents, you'd know as much as these gentlemen, and I wouldn't have to sing an encore.

Well, here's what it is: simply of the remaining treasure of the Berne bears, which General Lecourbe is sending to the citizen First Consul by order of General Massena.