"But first I have two requests to make."
"Speak."
"First, money, which the king will restore to you."
"Money! I have my coffers full."
"Ma foi! you are lucky."
"Will you have 1,000 crowns?"
"No, that is far too much; I am modest in my tastes, humble in my desires, and my title of ambassador does not make me proud; therefore 100 crowns will suffice."
"Here they are; and the second thing?"
"An attendant!"
"An attendant?"