human
Célestin and Balivan will be here directly, said the latter;
gpt
No, I haven't succeeded in discovering the slightest trace of the quarry.
human
Perhaps we shall be more fortunate to-morrow.
gpt
I've seen him, he cried,
human
Well! you ran after him----
gpt
What did he say to you?
human
Did you take him to Varinet's?
gpt
Has he redeemed his olive?
human
Mon Dieu! my friends, I don't know how it happened; but I noticed at that moment that my cigar was out, and I stepped into a tobacco shop close by to get a light; it took only a minute, but when I returned to the street I looked in every direction--all in vain; I couldn't find Tobie again!
gpt
The devil take you!
human
Oh! that's just like Balivan! He catches sight of the man we've been hunting for four days, and, instead of grabbing him, he goes into a shop to light his cigar!
gpt
You ought to take yourself for your model! you'll never find such another.
human
Faith! messieurs, I think perhaps you'd have done the same, if you had been in my place. An excellent pure Havana cigar! A fellow can't afford to let it get cold; it's like coffee, it must be taken hot. However, we're sure now that Tobie's in Paris, that's something.
gpt
Why, who ever doubted it? But you won't be the one to make him pay Varinet.