Mercadet (mildly) You don't know what you are talking about, Violette! Why, my good fellow, people don't arrive from the Indies by land.
Goulard
But come and see for yourself, Mercadet; a man has stepped out—
Pierquin
Enveloped in a large pelisse—do come—
Mercadet
No—pardon me. The joy—the excitement—I—
Violette He carries a chest. Oh! what a huge chest! Gentlemen, it is Godeau! I recognize him by the chest.
Mercadet
Yes—I was expecting Godeau.
Goulard
He has come back from Calcutta.
Pierquin
With a fortune.
Mercadet
Of incalculable extent!
Violette
What have I been saying?