People say that he dreams of the Elysee.

At all events everything points to him as our next prime minister." Then, as the journalist rose, intending to go off, the General detained him: "Wait a moment, Monsieur Massot," said he.

"How disgusting all that parliamentary cooking is! You ought to point it out in an article, and show people how the country is gradually being weakened and rotted to the marrow by all such useless and degrading discussions.

Why, a great battle resulting in the loss of 50,000 men would exhaust us less than ten years of this abominable parliamentary system.

You must call on me some morning.