The Duke
Sir!
Vautrin
Your grace!
The Duke
It is the interest of both of us to defeat this man.
Vautrin
That would be dangerous, if he has your secret; for he is tricky.
The Duke
Yes, the fellow has wit.
Vautrin
Did you give him a commission?
The Duke Nothing of importance; I wish to find out all about a certain Monsieur de Frescas.
Vautrin (aside)
Merely that! (Aloud) I can tell your grace all about him. Raoul de
Frescas is a young nobleman whose family is mixed up in an affair of
high treason, and he does not like to assume his father's name.
The Duke
He has a father, then?
Vautrin
He has a father.