"I have my plan, I tell you; leave me to set it in operation, and you shall see." "Where shall you be yourself ?" "Everywhere; nowhere." "And how shall I receive information ?" "By a courier whose horse shall be kept in the very same garden of your friend.

_A propos_, the name of your friend ?" Fouquet looked again at Gourville.

The latter came to the succor of his master, saying, ["The name is of no importance." Fouquet continued, "Accompany] monsieur l'abbe, for several reasons, but the house is easily to be known--the 'Image-de-Notre-Dame' in the front, a garden, the only one in the quarter, behind." [The text is corrupt at this point.

The suggested reading, in brackets, is my own .-- JB.] "Good, good! I will go and give notice to my soldiers." "Accompany him, Gourville," said Fouquet, "and count him down the money.
One moment, abbe--one moment, Gourville--what name will be given to this carrying off ?" "A very natural one, monsieur--the Riot." "The riot on account of what?
For, if ever the people of Paris are disposed to pay their court to the king, it is when he hangs financiers." "I will manage that," said the abbe.
"Yes; but you may manage it badly, and people will guess." "Not at all,--not at all.

I have another idea." "What is that ?" "My men shall cry out, '_Colbert, vive Colbert!_' and shall throw themselves upon the prisoners as if they would tear them in pieces, and shall force them from the gibbets, as too mild a punishment." "Ah! that is an idea," said Gourville.