"I will accept, then," said Madame d'Orbigny, with a sigh.
The chief clerk knocked at the door.
"Who is there?" inquired M. Ferrand.
"Madame the Countess Macgregor."
"Request her to wait a moment."
"I will go, then, my dear M. Ferrand," said Madame d'Orbigny. "You will write to my husband, since he wishes it, and he will send you the requisite authority by return of post?"
"I will write."
"Adieu, my worthy and excellent counsellor!"
"Ah, you do not know, you people of the world, how disagreeable it is to take charge of such deposits,—the responsibility which we then assume. I tell you that there is nothing more detestable in the world than this fine character for probity, which brings down upon one all these turmoils and troubles."
"And the admiration of all good people."