Bishop. I would I could help them more than I do!
Mlle. You give all you have, my brother. You keep nothing for yourself—you have only bare necessities.
Bishop. Well, I have sent in a bill for carriage hire in making pastoral visits.
Mlle. Carriage hire! I did not know you ever rode. Now I am glad to hear that. A bishop should go in state sometimes. I venture to say your bill is small.
Bishop. Three thousand francs.
Mlle. Three thousand francs! Why, I cannot believe it!
Bishop. Here is the bill.
Mlle. (reading bill). What is this!
| Expenses of Carriage | |
| For furnishing soup to hospital | 1500 francs |
| For charitable society of D—— | 500 " |
| For foundlings | 500 " |
| For orphans | 500 " |
| —— | |
| Total | 3000 francs |
So! that is your carriage hire! Ha, ha! I might have known it!