BRIGNAC. Yes, you, M. le maire!
PIERRE. No—oh, no—not me. If you knew—no—not me. [Pointing to his neighbor] My brother, Jacques Poiret: he’s your man. Ask Jacques, M. le sous-préfet, he can’t refuse. But me—not me!
BRIGNAC. Then it is to be you, M. Jacques Poiret?
JACQUES. If they want to start an association in my commune, M. le sous-préfet, they must get Thierry to see to it.
BRIGNAC. Who is Thierry?
JACQUES. My opponent at the next election.
BRIGNAC. Why?
JACQUES. Why—if he goes in for this I’m certain to get in. But about the next commune, I can’t understand why my brother Pierre won’t.
PIERRE. Me?