I will borrow five francs of him." "Hallo! it's you, is it ?" said the journalist, on seeing Rodolphe.

"You come at the right moment.

I have a slight service to ask of you." "How lucky it falls out," thought the editor of "The Scarf of Iris." "Were you at the Odeon Theater last night ?" "I am always at the Odeon." "You have seen the new piece, then ?" "Who else would have seen it?
I am the Odeon audience." "That is true," said the critic, "you are one of the caryatides of the theater.

It is even rumored that it is you who finds the money for its subvention.

Well, that is what I want of you, a summary of the plot of the new piece." "That is easy, I have the memory of a creditor." "Whom is this piece by ?" asked the critic of Rodolphe, whilst the latter was writing.
"A gentleman." "It cannot be up to much." "Well, it is not as strong as a Turk." "Then it cannot be very robust.