"With all my heart, if it lies in my power to do so."
"I feel quite sure you are a clever manager and housekeeper; now we must go to work at once to provide the Morels with comfortable clothing, and such matters as may be essential for their accommodation in my apartment, which at present merely contains my slender stock of bachelor's furniture, sent in yesterday. Beds, bedding, and a great quantity of requisites will be needed for so many persons; and I want you to assist me in procuring them all the comforts I wish them to have with as little delay as possible."
Rigolette reflected a moment, and then replied:
"You shall have all this before two hours have passed: good clothes, nicely made, warm and comfortable, good white linen for all the family, two small beds for the children, one for the grandmother, and, in fact, all that is required; but, I can tell you, all this will cost a great, great deal of money."
"Diable! and how much?"
"Oh, at least—the very least, five or six hundred francs."
"For everything?"
"Yes; you see it is a great sum of money," said Rigolette, opening her eyes very wide and shaking her head.
"But we could procure all this?"
"Within two hours."