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commissary, heaving up both his shoulders———
———My good friend, quoth I—as sure as I am I—and you are you———
———And who are you? said he.— ———Don't puzzle me; said I.
CHAP. XXXV.
———But it is an indubitable verity, continued I, addressing myself to the commissary, changing only the form of my asseveration———that I owe the king of France nothing but my good-will; for he is a very honest man, and I wish him all health and pastime in the world———
Pardonnez moi—replied the commissary, you are indebted to him six livres four