"Think again, Rignot. Is there not some little estate still intact? Some small farm heretofore overlooked by us?"
"Not a cottage, monsieur le marquis."
"What bills are unpaid?"
"Some three hundred thousand livres are rather pressing."
"Is that the sum total of all my liabilities? I want a full statement to-night."
"You owe about eight hundred thousand francs, monsieur le marquis."
"Pay them at once."
"But, monsieur le marquis, it will be impossible. Where shall I get the funds?"
"You may sell my furniture, personal property"—
"What, everything, monsieur le marquis?"