"Did M. d'Argenson promise you this?"
"No, but he promised to ask the king."
"The king may have refused."
"Does he never grant such favors?"
"'Tis rare, monsieur, but not without a precedent."
"I am a Christian," said Gaston; "I hope I shall be allowed a confessor."
"He is here."
"May I see him?"
"Directly; at present he is with your accomplice!"
"My accomplice! who?"