"Yes!" Bixiou [dryly].

"So much the worse for you." Du Bruel [uneasy].

"You wouldn't pardon such a thing yourself, I know." Bixiou [in a wheedling tone].

"To a friend?
indeed I would." [They hear Fleury's voice.] "There's Fleury cursing Baudoyer.

Hey, how well the thing has been managed! Baudoyer will get the appointment." [Confidentially] "After all, so much the better.