human
My dear Coquenil! said Simon warmly.
gpt
This is like the old days! If you were only with us now what a nut there would be for you to crack!
human
So I hear, smiled M. Paul,
gpt
He spoke with that quiet but confident seriousness which always carried conviction, and M. Simon and the judge, feeling the man's power, waited his further words with growing interest; but Gibelin blinked his small eyes and muttered under his breath:
human
The cheek of the fellow!
gpt
As you know, explained Coquenil briefly,
human
I resigned from the force two years ago. I need not go into details; the point is, I now ask to be taken back. That is why I am here.
gpt
But, my dear fellow, replied the chief in frank astonishment,
human
I understood that you had received a magnificent offer with----
gpt
Yes, yes, I have.
human
With a salary of a hundred thousand francs?
gpt
It's true, but--I have refused it.