"Ah,--I have heard of him. He is a great man;--a Frenchman, is he not? There was a talk of inviting him to California. You know him of course?"
"Yes;--I know him. I see him once a week."
"I would sooner see that man than your Queen, or any of your dukes or lords. They tell me that he holds the world of commerce in his right hand. What power;--what grandeur!"
"Grand enough," said Paul, "if it all came honestly."

"Ah - I have heard of him. A great man. You know him, of course?"
"Yes; I see him once a week."
"I would sooner see that man than any of your dukes or lords. They tell me that he holds the world of commerce in his right hand. What power; what grandeur!"
"Grand enough," said Paul, "if it all came honestly."
