"
Bongrand was already at Goupil's, now the appointed successor of
Dionis, but he entered the office with a careless air. "I have a
little matter to verify about the Minoret property," he said to
Goupil.
"What is it?" asked the latter.
"The doctor left one or more certificates in the three-per-cent
Funds?"
"He left one for fifteen thousand francs a year," said Goupil; "I
recorded it myself."
"Then just look on the inventory," said Bongrand.
Goupil took down a box, hunted through it, drew out a paper, found the
place, and read:--
"'Item, one certificate'-- Here, read for yourself--under the number
23,533, letter M."
"Do me the kindness to let me have a copy of that clause within an
hour," said Bongrand.
"What good is it to you?" asked Goupil.
"Do you want to be a notary?" answered the justice of peace, looking
sternly at Dionis's proposed successor.
"Of course I do," cried Goupil. "I've swallowed too many affronts not
to succeed now. I beg you to believe, monsieur, that the miserable
creature once called Goupil has nothing in common with Maitre
Jean-Sebastien-Marie Goupil, notary of Nemours and husband of
Mademoiselle Massin.
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