"Ah! What is that?"
"I sal live in zat house but tree little year."
"How so?"
"I have find by vot you call ze lease, zat you have give me ze house but for tree year, and I ver mooch sorrow for zat."
"But you can have it longer if you wish—"
"Ah, monsieur, sal be ver mooch glad if I can have zat house so long as I please—eh—monsieur?"
"Oh, certainly, certainly, sir."
"Tres bien, monsieur! I sal valk rite to your offees, and you sal give me vot you call ze lease for that maison jes so long as I sal vant the house. Eh, monsieur?"
"Certainly, sir. You can stay there your lifetime, if you like."
"Ah, monsieur—I have ver mooch tanks for zis accommodation."