Count—Oh, it is some money that I have received.
André—There was none coming to you from anywhere!
Count—There is always something to come to one, if he looks around carefully. And now let us speak of serious things.
André—Yes, by all means. Father, are you not disposed to settle down?
Count—What do you mean by "settle down"?
André—To save money, for one thing.
Count—Save money! I should be charmed to do so; but I really do not see how we can do it. We certainly live as modestly as possible. This house belongs to us; we have only four saddle horses, four carriage horses, a couple of extra horses for evening service (we could not get along with less), two coachmen, two valets, two grooms, one cook. Why, we haven't even a housekeeper.
André—No, we only want that!
Count—We never receive any except masculine society; we certainly are not extravagant as to the table. Look at me here: I am breakfasting this minute on two eggs and a glass of water. It seems to me that with our fortune—
André—Our fortune? Would you like to know in what condition our fortune is?