Clarkson—How are you going to do that?
Mrs. Clarkson—Oh, that's my affair.
[Mrs. Clarkson crosses the stage and whispers a word to the commissioner. The commissioner bows very respectfully. Mrs. Clarkson goes out.]
Commissioner [to Dr. Rémonin]—You are a doctor, monsieur?
Rémonin—Yes, monsieur.
Commissioner—Will you have the goodness to give a certificate of death?
Rémonin [significantly]—With great pleasure!
Translated for 'A Library of the World's Best Literature,' by E. Irenæus Stevenson