"I had three; one for lunch, one for dinner, and one for some purchases I intend to make."
"Dame! citoyen, three are not many sous."
Barabant drew himself up proudly. "Plenty, after to-night."
"When your banker returns?"
"Exactly."
"And I have made you lose your dinner: a bad beginning for neighbors, Citoyen—?"
"Citoyen Eugène Barabant. Citoyenne—?"
"Nicole."
"Nicole—?"
"Heavens, isn't Nicole enough? One name is all we need; besides, it would take me too long to find out the other."