"When it is not true, it's all the same; but now—"
"Since Nicholas has given us these, we have not stolen them."
"Yes, but he did; he took them from a boat; and brother Martial says we must not steal."
"But since Nicholas has stolen them, it is none of our business."
"You think so, Francois?"
"Yes, I do."
"Yet it seems to me that I should have preferred that the person to whom they belonged should have given them to us. Don't you think so, Francois?"
"Oh, it's all the same to me. They have been given to us, and that's enough."
"You are very sure?"
"Why, yes, yes; do be quiet."