"A just one."
"Shall I pass you the Chambertin, M. de Laval?"
"If you will drink with me to the health of the king."
"Certainly—if afterward you will drink with me to the health of the regent."
"Monsieur," said Laval, "I am no longer thirsty."
"I believe it—you have just drunk some wine from his highness's cellar."
"From the regent's?"
"He sent it me yesterday, knowing that I was to have the pleasure of your company."
"In that case," said Brigaud, throwing the contents of his glass upon the floor, "no more poison."
"Oh!" said Malezieux, "I did not know you were such a fanatic for the good cause."