“Ten francs.”

“You poor thing! That’s not much, is it?”

“Why?”

“I’ll tell you that presently, Mme. Giry. Just now we should like to know for what extraordinary reason you have given yourself body and soul, to this ghost⁠ ⁠… Mme. Giry’s friendship and devotion are not to be bought for five francs or ten francs.”

“That’s true enough.⁠ ⁠… And I can tell you the reason, sir. There’s no disgrace about it⁠ ⁠… on the contrary.”

“We’re quite sure of that, Mme. Giry!”