"I shall not go to the château," said Madame Munier.
"Also," said Oliver, "I will give you a letter, which you will present, together with this snuffbox, to the marquis; and I shall sign the letter Oliver de Monnière."
"But that is not your name," said Madame Munier.
"Very well," said Oliver; "but it shall hereafter be our name—yours and mine—De Monnière. Remember it, mother—De Monnière."
"But what, then, is in the snuffbox?" said Oliver's mother.
"I will show you," said Oliver, and he opened the lid.
"Bah!" said his mother; "and is that all? Do you think that Monseigneur the Marquis will care for that thing?"
Oliver smiled. "Yes," said he, "he will care for this thing."
Oliver's mother had nearly forgotten herself. "I will not go to the château," said she.