“We’ll get some fun out of him yet,” said Oscar.
CHAPTER IX, LA MARQUISE DE LAS FLORENTINAS Y CABIROLOS
The following day, at two o’clock, a young man entered the office, whom Oscar recognized as Georges Marest, now head-clerk of the notary Hannequin.
“Ha! here’s the friend of Ali pacha!” he exclaimed in a flippant way.
“Hey! you here, Monsieur l’ambassadeur!” returned Georges, recollecting Oscar.
“So you know each other?” said Godeschal, addressing Georges.
“I should think so! We got into a scrape together,” replied Georges, “about two years ago. Yes, I had to leave Crottat and go to Hannequin in consequence of that affair.”
“What was it?” asked Godeschal.
“Oh, nothing!” replied Georges, at a sign from Oscar. “We tried to hoax a peer of France, and he bowled us over. Ah ca! so you want to jockey my cousin, do you?”