Mercadet (aside)
What a fellow this De la Brive is!
Violette
And the balance, the other twelve thousand—
Verdelin
Yes—the balance?
Violette
In cash. Here it is. (He shows the bank-notes.)
Mercadet (aside)
Minard won't bring me more than ten.
Goulard (taking a seat at the table)
And this very moment he is paying in the same way all your creditors.
Mercadet
In the same way?
Violette (taking a seat at the table)
Yes, in drafts, in specie, and in bank-notes.
Mercadet (forgetting himself)
Lord, have mercy upon me! (Aside) Minard will bring me nothing at all.
Verdelin
What is the matter with you?