"'Your excellency has not lost it; it has been stolen from him.'
"'And who stole it?'
"'What will your excellency give me if I find him the thief?'
"'I will give you a piastre.'
"'I must have two.'
"'You shall. Hallo! What are you doing?'
"'I am stealing your silk handkerchief.'
"'In order to find my cambric one?'
"'Yes.'
"'And where will both of them be?'