Guéret. Seriously, it's just this Union which has annoyed the men. They feel it's dangerous.
Féliat. Very well. I'll be ready for them.
Thérèse comes in.
Guéret. I'll go and find out what's going on.
Féliat. Yes, do.
Monsieur Guéret goes out.
Thérèse. I've just been seeing the man who makes our finishing tools. He says it's perfectly easy to make a tool from the drawing I did that won't be more expensive than the old one. [Looking for a paper and finding it on the table] Here's the drawing. You see I've thought of cheapness, but I've not sacrificed utility. After all, it's only a copy of a Grolier, just a little altered.
Féliat. Very good, but what will the price come out at?
Thérèse. How much do you think.
Féliat. I can easily do it. [He calculates during what follows]