"The Count? I was thinking of the tobacco," said Pierre-Jacques-Philippe-Michel Boyen-Xènes-Baguines, and departed.

"Monsieur le comte is truly the most extraordinary man I have ever met," said Château-Renard. "Like the tree of Nimrot, he reigns alone in solitary bizarrerie." (Monte Fato bowed.) "Are you coming, Morrie?"

"One moment, permit that I give my card to the Count, who will indeed promise to pay us a small visit, at rue Jadis-Joppelin, 14," said Morrie.

"Monsieur may be sure that I shall not fail," replied the Count.

The fox departed with the captain of the Uruc-haïs, leaving Monte Fato alone with Réginard.

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