Nevertheless, we ought in justice to say that while he accepted casks of wine, and took care of himself in all the purchases that he made for the count, yet according to the terms of the Code he remained an honest man, and no proof could have been found to justify an accusation against him.

According to the jurisprudence of the least thieving cook in Paris, he shared with the count in the profits due to his own capable management.

This manner of swelling his fortune was simply a case of conscience, that was all.

Alert, and thoroughly understanding the count's interests, Moreau watched for opportunities to make good purchases all the more eagerly, because he gained a larger percentage on them.

Presles returned a revenue of seventy thousand francs net.