"I told you that it was a judgment resulting from the loss of a lawsuit."
"Against whom?"
"Against a certain Biscarros, claimant, as heir of his wife, who was a native of Orléans."
"Attention!" said Ferguzon.
Cauvignac winked at him as if to say "Never fear, I am on the watch."
"Biscarros," he repeated; "isn't he an inn-keeper in the outskirts of Libourne?"
"Just so,—between Libourne and Saint-Martin-de-Cubzac."
"At the sign of the Golden Calf?"
"The same. Do you know him?"