"I mean to have it just because it is in your possession."
"You mean that I shall give it back to you?"
"Yes."
"Voluntarily?"
"I will buy it of you."
Lupin had a fit of merriment:
"Any one can tell what country you come from! You treat this as a matter of business."
"It is a matter of business."
"And what price do you offer?"
"The liberty of Mlle. Destange."