"As to that you are the master, but—"
"But, if you say a word about what you have seen and heard tonight I shall draw down upon you the most terrible vengeance. Do you understand me?"
"Yes, I understand you. By jingo, marry the little one with whom you please. I don't care a fig for the pair of them. However, if there is to be a wedding, I hope—"
"No, there will be neither a wedding nor a repast—"
"That will be gay!"
"But, if you are discreet, I promise you two pieces of gold when everything is finished and Blanche has left this house."
"Agreed. That will suit me, it is as if I held them now; you might as well pay me in advance."
"I prefer, however, not to pay you until afterwards. But the night is drawing to a close; go home, Chaudoreille, and remember your promise."
"Yes, yes, that's settled. Is there any news of the seductive marquis and the young Italian?"
"I believe that fire is already extinguished. But that doesn't astonish me; a fortnight, three weeks, is the measure of the constancy of our great noblemen."