His portion shall be a million.

Oh, Clementine! what a commotion there will be in this simple assembly, when I raise my voice and say to my son: 'Here! this million is for you!' Is it a good time now?
Shall I speak?
Shall I tell all ?" "Yes, monsieur." Fougas immediately arose, and requested silence.

The people thought he was going to sing a song, and all kept quiet.
"Pierre Langevin," said he with emphasis, "I have come back from the other world, and brought you a million." If Big Peter did not want to get angry, he at least got red, and the joke seemed to him in bad taste.

But when Fougas announced that he had loved the grandmother in her youth, grandfather Langevin no longer hesitated to fling a bottle at his head.

The Colonel's son, his splendid grandchildren, and even the bride all jumped up in high dudgeon and there was a very pretty scrimmage indeed.
For the first time in his life, Fougas did not get the upper hand.