"I should think your appetite would be stilled by this time. What you have already eaten would have fed an army."
Larsagny did not answer. He was busy eating an Edam cheese, and not until all the plates were empty did lie lay his knife and fork on the table, and, breathing more freely, say:
"So, now I can stand it for a little while."
Carmen rang the bell. The table was cleared off, and as soon as the servant had brought the cigarettes and cigars, the girl motioned to him to leave.
Carmen lighted a cigarette, and, leaning back in her chair, said:
"I have something important to say to you."
"What is it?" asked Larsagny.
"Oh! different things," replied Carmen.
"About money? Do not be timid."
"It is not about money, but about an information."