“How much shall you need?”

“Whereabouts in the neighborhood is there an ironmonger’s shop?”

“Rue Mouffetard.”

“Ah! yes, at the corner of a street; I can see the shop.”

“But tell me how much you will need for what you have to purchase?”

“Fifty sous⁠—three francs.”

“There won’t be much left for dinner.”

“Eating is not the point today. There’s something better to be done.”

“That’s enough, my jewel.”