Justine
And yet the master and mistress and Mme. du Brocard, their sister,
know nothing. M. Jules has been for three months--in--what do they
call it?--in close confinement.

Antoine
The arrest of the young man has evidently attracted great attention--

Justine
It seems absurd to think that a young man who had nothing to do but
amuse himself, who would some day inherit his aunt's income of twenty
thousand francs, and his father's and mother's fortune, which is quite
double that amount, should be mixed up in a conspiracy!

Antoine
I admire him for it, for they were plotting to bring back the emperor!
You may cause my throat to be cut if you like. We are alone here--you
don't belong to the police; long live the emperor! say I.

Justine
For mercy's sake, hold your tongue, you old fool!--If any one heard
you, you would get us all arrested.

Antoine
I am not afraid of that, thank God! The answers I made to the
magistrate were non-committal; I never compromised M. Jules, like the
traitors who informed against him.

Justine
Mme. du Brocard with all her immense savings ought to be able to buy