"Yes, monsieur. Where is it, monsieur?"
"Take the Saint-Amand road and inquire. Parbleu! it must be well known."
"Oh, yes! I will find it, monsieur."
"You will tell the concierge that his new master will soon arrive, with two young gentlemen of his acquaintance."
"Yes, monsieur."
"You will tell him to make all preparations to receive us—in a fitting manner."
"Yes, monsieur; I will tell him to make the beds."
"You will give him to understand, as if it were your own idea, that I am not insensible to compliments, and that it would be well for him to make me a speech."
"Yes, monsieur, I will tell him that you told me you would not be insensible to a speech."
"No, you idiot! Don’t say that I told you that, but that you guessed it."