"Come, I will tell you something that will restore the prince in your estimation."
"Ah! my dear Oudard, I am indeed far too insignificant an individual to lay claim to the right of quarrelling with him."
"Well, then, I fancy he would accept the dedication of your drama."
"The dedication of my play, my dear Oudard, belongs to the man who got it acted; my drama Henri III. will be dedicated to Taylor."
"You are making a mistake, my dear friend."
"No, I am repaying a debt."
"All right, we will not continue the subject; so, a librarian like Casimir Delavigne...."
"Or like Vatout, if the comparison seems to you to be simpler."
"Are you aware how epigrammatic you have become since your success?"