"My pupil—"
"I wish to say, sir, that your drugs—"
"Sir, I do not sell drugs—"
"What then do you sell?"
"Remedies."
The general at once became ashamed at having committed so many solicisms in a few moments, and paid the bill.
IV.
THE SNARE.
The chevalier de Langeac was rich, but his fortune was dispensed as is the fortune of all rich men.
He funded the remnants, and aided by a little pension from the government, he contrived to lead a very pleasant life.