"Monsieur?"
"I say how much money do you want?"
"But, monsieur—no, we do not understand each other. I said it is not a question of money. If I wanted money I could get it at the Ministry,—yes, thousands of francs!"
"Perhaps you overrate your find, mademoiselle," he suggested, but with unconcealed interest.
"Impossible!" she exclaimed.
"It ought to be very important indeed," she continued, "equally important to you in its suppression, monsieur."
"Ah!"
The fishy eyes were very active.
"And who besides you possesses this secret?"
"Monsieur Marot."