“How did the prime minister pull through?”
“He was magnificent!” said Canalis.
“Magnificent!” repeated Maxime.
“Magnificent!” cried Giraud.
“So! so! Right, Left, and Centre are unanimous!”
“All with a different meaning,” observed Maxime de Trailles.
Maxime was the ministerial deputy.
“Yes,” said Canalis, laughing.
Though Canalis had already been a minister, he was at this moment tending toward the Right.
“Ah! but you had a fine triumph just now,” said Maxime to Canalis; “it was you who forced the minister into the tribune.”