It is almost entirely written by Duverger, his _collaborateur_." "The life of a _collaborateur_," said Rachel, "is one long act of self-abnegation.

Another takes all the honor--he all the labor.

Thus soldiers fall, and their generals reap the glory." "A _collaborateur_," said a cynical-looking man who had not yet spoken, "is a hackney vehicle which one hires on the road to fame, and dismisses at the end of the journey." "Sometimes without paying the fare," added a gentleman who had till now been examining, weapon by weapon, all the curious poignards and pistols on the table.

"But what is this singular ornament ?" And he held up what appeared to be a large bone, perforated in several places.
The bald little man with the red and green ribbon uttered an exclamation of surprise.
"It is a tibia!" said he, examining it through his double eye-glass.
"And what of that ?" laughed Rachel.

"Is it so wonderful to find one leg in a collection of arms?
However, not to puzzle you, I may as well acknowledge that it was brought to me from Rome by a learned Italian, and is a curious antique.