It might very well be that he was some Savoyard lordling unused to being kept waiting, and that his hunger made him irritable and impatient.

If that were so, assuredly the fellow deserved a lesson that should show him he was now in France, where different manners obtained to those that he displayed; yet, lest he should be something else, Garnache determined to pursue a policy of conciliation.

It would be a madness to embroil himself just then, whether this fellow were of Condillac or not.
"I have asked you, monsieur," the stranger insisted, "to be a little more definite." Garnache's smile broadened and grew more friendly.

"Frankly," said he, "I experience difficulty.

My remark was vague.