"Pardon, sire, but I had disposed of them, also."
"Ah!"
"Yes, sire; your majesty had promised me money."
"Ah! and you give me a guard to obtain it."
"Oh! sire. But look at them; will they not have a good effect?"
"Yes, when dressed, they will not look bad. Well, so be it."
"Well, then, sire, I have a favor to ask."
"I should be astonished if you had not."
"Your majesty is bitter to-day."
"Oh! I only mean, that having rendered me a service, you have the right to ask for a return."