"What news?"
"Thiers is found once more."
"Pooh! Where is he, then?"
"He is up there, and has begun searching for some subject to write a leader on."
"Well, then, I will take him one."
"You know nobody is allowed to enter his office when he is working?"
"Rubbish! Haven't we been into the king's study?"
"Well, then, go in. You can give him that reason as an excuse, and he will indeed be hard to please if he is not satisfied with it."
Arago entered.
Thiers turned round to see who had the impertinence to defy his orders.