"What a little rascal of a grandfather we're going to have to be sure!" The only person who was perfectly at ease was Fougas.

He had passed the sponge over his pranks; out of all the evil he had done, he retained no ill will against any one.

Very paternal with Clementine, very gracious with M.and Mme.

Renault, he evinced for Leon the most frank and cordial friendship.
"My dear boy," said he to him, "I have studied you, I know you, and I love you thoroughly; you deserve to be happy, and you shall be.

You shall soon see that in buying me for twenty-five napoleons, you didn't make a bad bargain.