"Itseemstome，"repliedTheodose，"thatbarristersatthePalaisarelikeTurksatConstantinople，whereafriendofmineaffirmedyoucouldseeagoodmany。ItisYOUwhomitisrathersurprisingtoseehere。"
"Notatall，"saidThuillier，carelessly。"I’vecomeaboutthatcursedpamphlet。Isthereeveranyendtoyourlegalbothers？Iwassummonedherethismorning，butIdon’tregretit，asitgivesmethehappychanceofmeetingyou。"
"I，too，"saidlaPeyrade，tyinguphisbundle。"Iamverygladtoseeyou，butImustleaveyounow；Ihaveanappointment，andIsupposeyouwanttodoyourbusinessatonce。"
"Ihavedoneit，"saidThuillier。
"DidyouspeaktoOlivierVinet，thatmortalenemyofyours？hesitsinthatcourt，"askedlaPeyrade。
"No，"saidThuillier，naminganotherofficial。
"Well，that’squeer！"saidthebarrister；"thatfellowmusthavethegiftofubiquity；hehasbeenallthemorninginthefifthcourt—room，andhasjustthisminutegivenajudgmentonacaseIpleaded。"
Thuilliercolored，andgotoutofhishobbleasbesthecould。"Oh，hangit！"hesaid；"thosemeningownsareallalike，Idon’tknowonefromanother。"
LaPeyradeshruggedhisshouldersandsaidaloud，butasiftohimself："Alwaysthesame；crafty，crooked，neverstraightforward。"
"Whomareyoutalkingabout？"askedThuillier，rathernonplussed。
"Why，ofyou，mydearfellow，whotakemeforanimbecile，asifIandthewholeworlddidn’tknowthatyourpamphletbusinesscametoanendtwoweeksago。Why，then，summonyoutocourt？"
"Well，Iwassentfor，"saidThuillier，withembarrassment；"somethingaboutregistryfees，——itisallGreektome，Ican’tcomprehendtheirscrawls。"
"Andtheychose，"saidlaPeyrade，"preciselytheverydaywhentheMoniteur，announcingthedissolutionoftheChamber，madeyouthinkaboutbeingacandidateforthe12tharrondissement。"
"Whynot？"askedThuillier，"whathasmycandidacytodowiththefeesIowetothecourt？"
"I’lltellyou，"saidlaPeyrade，dryly。"Thecourtisathingessentiallyamiableandcomplaisant。’Tiens！’itsaidtoitself，’here’sthisgoodMonsieurThuilliergoingtobeacandidatefortheChamber；howhamperedhe’llbebyhisattitudetohisex—friendMonsieurdelaPeyrade，withwhomhewishesnowhehadn’tquarrelled。
I’llsummonhimforfeeshedoesn’towe；thatwillbringhimtothePalaiswherelaPeyradecomesdaily；andinthatwayhecanmeethimbychance，andsoavoidtakingastepwhichwouldhurthisself—love。"
"Well，thereyouaremistaken！"criedThuillier，breakingtheice。"I
usedsolittlecraft，asyoucallit，thatI’vejustcomefromyourhouse，there！andyourportresstoldmewheretofindyou。"
"Welldone！"saidlaPeyrade，"Ilikethisfrankness；Icangetonwithmenwhoplayabove—board。Well，whatdoyouwantofme？Haveyoucometotalkaboutyourelection？Ihavealreadybeguntoworkforit。"
"No，really？"saidThuillier，"how？"
"Here，"repliedlaPeyrade，feelingunderhisgownforhispocketandbringingoutapaper，"here’swhatIscribbledjustnowinthecourt—
roomwhilethelawyerontheothersiderambledonlikeanexpert。"
"Whatisitabout？"askedThuillier。
"Readandyou’llsee。"
Thepaperreadasfollows：——
Estimateforanewspaper，smallsize，atthirtyfrancsayear。
Calculatingtheeditionsat5，000thecostsare：——
Paper，5reamsat12francs……1，860francs。
Composition……2，400"
Printing……450"
Oneadministrator……250"
Oneclerk……100"
Oneeditor（alsocashier）……200"
Onedespatcher……100"
Folders……120"
Oneofficeboy……80"
Officeexpenses……150"
Rent……100"
Licenseandpostage……7，500"
Reportingandstenographicnews……1，800"
—————————
Totalmonthly，15，110"
"yearly，181，320"
"Doyouwanttosetupapaper？"askedThuillier，indread。
"I？"askedlaPeyrade，"Iwantnothingatall；youaretheonetobeaskedifyouwanttobeadeputy。"
"UndoubtedlyIdo；because，whenyouurgedmetobecomeamunicipalcouncillor，youputtheideaintomyhead。Butreflect，mydearTheodose，onehundredandeightyonethousandthreehundredandtwentyfrancstoputout！HaveIafortunelargeenoughtomeetsuchademand？"
"Yes，"saidlaPeyrade，"youcouldverywellsupportthatexpense，forconsideringtheendyouwanttoobtainthereisnothingexorbitantinit。InEnglandtheymakemuchgreatersacrificestogetaseatinParliament；butinanycase，Ibegyoutoobservethatthecostsareveryhighonthatestimate，andsomecouldbecutoffaltogether。Forinstance，youwouldnotwantanadministrator。You，yourself，anoldaccountant，andI，anoldjournalist，canverywellmanagetheaffairbetweenus。Alsorent，weneedn’tcountthat；youhaveyouroldapartmentintherueSaint—Dominiquewhichisnotyetleased；thatwillmakeafinenewspaperoffice。"
"Allthatcostsofftwothousandfourhundredfrancsayear，"saidThuillier。
"Well，that’ssomething；butyourerrorconsistsincalculatingontheyearlycost。Whendotheelectionstakeplace？"
"Intwomonths，"saidThuillier。
"Verygood；twomonthswillcostyouthirtythousandfrancs，evensupposingthepaperhadnosubscribers。"
"True，"saidThuillier，"theexpenseiscertainlylessthanIthoughtatfirst。Butdoesanewspaperreallyseemtoyouessential？"
"Soessentialthatwithoutthatpowerinourhands，Iwon’thaveanythingtodowiththeelection。Youdon’tseemtosee，mypoorfellow，thatingoingtoliveintheotherquarteryouhavelost，electorallyspeaking，animmenseamountofground。Youarenolongerthemanoftheplace，andyourelectioncouldbebalkedbythecryofwhattheEnglishcall’absenteeism。’Thismakesyourgameveryhardtoplay。"
"Iadmitthat，"saidThuillier；"buttherearesomanythingswantedbesidesmoney，——anameforonething，amanager，editorialstaff，andsoforth。"
"Aname，wehaveonemadetohand；editors，theyareyouandIandafewyoungfellowswhogrowoneverybushinParis。Asforthemanager，Ihaveamaninview。"
"Whatnameisit？"askedThuillier。
"L’EchodelaBievre。"
"Butthereisalreadyapaperofthatname。"
"Precisely，andthat’swhyIgivemyapprovaltotheaffair。DoyouthinkIshouldbefoolenoughtoadviseyoutostartanentirelynewpaper？’EchodelaBievre！’thattitleisatreasuretoamanwhowantssupportforhiscandidacyinthe12tharrondissement。Saythewordonly，andIputthattreasureintoyourhands。"
"How？"askedThuillier，withcuriosity。
"Parbleu！bybuyingit；itcanbehadforasong。"
"Therenow，yousee，"saidThuillierinadiscouragedtone；"younevercountedinthecostofpurchase。"
"Howyoudwellonnothings！"saidlaPeyrade，hunchinghisshoulders；
"wehaveotherandmoreimportantdifficultiestosolve。"
"Otherdifficulties？"echoedThuillier。
"Parbleu！"exclaimedlaPeyrade；"doyousupposethatafterallthathastakenplacebetweenusIshouldboldlyharnessmyselftoyourelectionwithoutknowingexactlywhatbenefitIamtogetforit？"
"But，"saidThuillier，ratherastonished，"Ithoughtthatfriendshipwasagoodexchangeforsuchservices。"
"Yes；butwhentheexchangeconsistsinonesidegivingallandtheothersidenothing，friendshipgetstiredofthatsortofsharing，andasksforsomethingalittlebetterbalanced。"
"But，mydearTheodose，whathaveItoofferyouthatyouhavenotalreadyrejected？"
"Irejectedit，becauseitwasofferedwithoutheartiness，andseasonedwithMademoiselleBrigitte’svinegar；everyself—respectingmanwouldhaveactedasIdid。Giveandkeepdon’tpass，astheoldlegalsayingis；butthatispreciselywhatyoupersistindoing。"
"I！——Ithinkyoutookoffenceveryunreasonably；buttheengagementmightberenewed。"
"Sobeit，"repliedlaPeyrade；"butIwillnotputmyselfatthemercyofeitherthesuccessoftheelectionorMademoiselleCeleste’scaprices。Iclaimtherighttosomethingpositiveandcertain。Giveandtake；shortaccountsmakegoodfriends。"
"Iperfectlyagreewithyou，"saidThuillier，"andIhavealwaystreatedyouwithtoomuchgoodfaithtofearanyoftheseprecautionsyounowwanttotake。Butwhatguaranteesdoyouwant？"
"IwantthatthehusbandofCelesteshouldmanageyourelection，andnotTheodosedelaPeyrade。"
"Byhurryingthingsasmuchaspossible，soBrigittesaid，itwouldstilltakefifteendays；andjustthink，withtheelectionsonlyeightweeksoff，tolosetwoofthemdoingnothing！"
"Dayafterto—morrow，"repliedlaPeyrade，"thebannscanbepublishedforthefirsttimeatthemayor’soffice，intheintervalsofpublicationsomethingscouldbedone，forthoughthepublishingofthebannsisnotastepfromwhichthereisnoretreat，itisatleastapublicpledgeandalongsteptaken；afterthatwecangetyournotarytodrawthecontractatonce。Moreover，ifyoudecideonbuyingthisnewspaper，Ishouldn’tbeafraidthatyouwouldgobackonme，foryoudon’twantauselesshorseinyourstable，andwithoutmeIamcertainyoucan’tmanagehim。"
"But，mydearfellow，"saidThuillier，goingbacktohisobjections，"supposethataffairprovestooonerous？"
"There’snoneedtosaythatyouarethesolejudgeoftheconditionsofthepurchase。Idon’twishanymorethanyoudotobuyapiginapoke。Ifto—morrowyouauthorizeme，Iwon’tsaytobuy，buttoletthesepeopleknowthatyoumaypossiblymakethepurchase，I’llconferwithoneofthemonyourbehalf，andyoumaybecertainthatI’llstandupforyourinterestsasiftheyweremyown。"
"Verygood，mydearfellow，"saidThuillier，"goahead！"
"Andassoonasthepaperispurchasedwearetofixthedayforsigningthecontract？"
"Yes，"repliedThuillier；"butwillyoubindyourselftouseyourutmostinfluenceontheelection？"
"Asifitweremyown，"repliedlaPeyrade，"which，bythebye，isnotaltogetheranhypothesis。Ihavealreadyreceivedsuggestionsaboutmyowncandidacy，andifIwerevindictive——"
"Certainly，"saidThuillier，withhumility，"youwouldmakeabetterdeputythanI；"butyouarenotoftherequiredage，Ithink。"
"There’sabetterreasonthanthat，"saidlaPeyrade；"youaremyfriend；Ifindyouagainwhatyouoncewere，andIshallkeepthepledgesIhavegivenyou。Asfortheelection，Ipreferthatpeoplesayofme，’Hemakesdeputies，butwillbenonehimself。’NowImustleaveyouandkeepmyappointment。To—morrowinmyownrooms，comeandseeme；Ishallhavesomethingtoannounce。"
Whosohaseverbeenanewspapermanwilleverbeone；thathoroscopeisassureandcertainasthatofdrunkards。Whoeverhastastedthatfeverishlybusyandrelativelylazyandindependentlife；whoeverhasexercisedthatsovereigntywhichcriticisesintellect，art，talent，fame，virtue，absurdity，andeventruth；whoeverhasoccupiedthattribuneerectedbyhisownhands，fulfilledthefunctionsofthatmagistracytowhichheisself—appointed，——inshort，whosoeverhasbeen，forhoweverbriefaspan，thatproxyofpublicopinion，looksuponhimselfwhenremandedtoprivatelifeasanexile，andthemomentachanceisofferedtohimputsoutaneagerhandtosnatchbackhiscrown。
ForthisreasonwhenEtienneLousteauwenttolaPeyrade，aformerjournalist，withanofferoftheweaponentitledthe"EchodelaBievre，"allthelatter’sinstinctsasanewspapermanwerearoused，inspiteoftheveryinferiorqualityoftheblade。Thepaperhadfailed；laPeyradebelievedhecouldreviveit。Thesubscribers，onthevendor’sownshowing，werefewandfarbetween，buthewouldexerciseuponthema"compelleintrare"bothpowerfulandirresistible。Inthecircumstancesunderwhichtheaffairwaspresentedtohimitmightsurelybeconsideredprovincial。Threatenedwiththelossofhispositionatthebar，hewasthusacquiring，aswesaidbefore，anewpositionandthatofa"detachedfort"；compelled，ashemightbe，todefendhimself，hecouldfromthatvantage—groundtaketheoffensiveandobligehisenemiestoreckonwithhim。
OntheThuillierside，thenewspaperwouldundoubtedlymakehimapersonageofconsiderableimportance；hewouldhavemorepowerontheelection；andbyinvolvingtheircapitalinanenterprisewhich，withouthim，theywouldfeelagulfandasnare，heboundthemtohimbyself—interestssofirmlythattherewasnothingtofearfromtheircapriceoringratitude。
Thishorizon，rapidlytakeninduringEtienneLousteau’svisit，hadfairlydazzledtheProvencal，andwehaveseentheperemptorymannerinwhichThuillierwasforcedintoacceptingwithsomeenthusiasmthediscoveryofthisphilosopher’s—stone。
Thecostofthepurchasewasridiculouslyinsignificant。Abank—noteforfivehundredfrancs，forwhichEtienneLousteauneverclearlyaccountedtotheshare—holders，putThuillierinpossessionofthename，property，furniture，andgood—willofthenewspaper，whichheandlaPeyradeatoncebusiedthemselvesinreorganizing。
CHAPTERX
INWHICHCERIZETPRACTISESTHEHEALINGARTAND
THEARTOFPOISONINGONTHESAMEDAY
Whilethisregenerationwasgoingon，CerizetwentonemorningtoseeduPortail，withwhomlaPeyradewasnowmorethaneverdeterminedtoholdnocommunication。
"Well，"saidthelittleoldmantothepoorman’sbanker，"whateffectdidthenewswegavetothepresidentofthebarproduceonourman？
DidtheaffairgetwindatthePalais？"
"Phew！"saidCerizet，whoseintercourse，nodoubtprettyfrequent，withduPortailhadputhimonafootingofsomefamiliaritywiththeoldman，"there’snoquestionofthatnow。Theeelhaswriggledoutofourhands；neithersoftnessnorviolencehasanyeffectuponthatdevilofaman。Hehasquarrelledwiththebar，andisinbetterodorthaneverwithThuillier。’Necessity，’saysFigaro，’obliteratesdistance。’ThuillierneedshimtopushhiscandidacyinthequartierSaint—Jacques，sotheykissedandmadeup。"
"Andnodoubt，"saidduPortail，withoutmuchappearanceoffeeling，"themarriageisfixedforanearlyday？"
"Yes，"repliedCerizet，"butthere’sanotherpieceofworkonhand。
ThatcrazyfellowhaspersuadedThuilliertobuyanewspaper，andhe’llmakehimsinkfortythousandfrancsinit。Thuillier，onceinvolved，willwanttogethismoneyback，andinmyopiniontheyareboundtogetherfortherestoftheirdays。"
"Whatpaperisit？"
"Oh，acabbage—leafthatcallsitselfthe’EchodelaBievre’！"repliedCerizetwithgreatscorn；"apaperwhichanoldhackofajournalistonhislastlegsmanagedtosetupintheMouffetardquarterbythehelpofalotoftanners——that，youknow，istheindustryofthequarter。Fromapoliticalandliterarypointofviewtheaffairisnothingatall，butThuillierhasbeenmadetothinkitamasterlystroke。"
"Well，forlocalservicetotheelectiontheinstrumentisn’tsobad，"
remarkedduPortail。"LaPeyradehastalent，activity，andmuchresourceofmind；hemaymakesomethingoutofthat’Echo。’UnderwhatpoliticalbannerwillThuillierpresenthimself？"
"Thuillier，"repliedthebeggars’banker，"isanoyster；hehasn’tanyopinions。Untilthepublicationofhispamphlethewas，likeallthosebourgeois，arabidconservative；butsincetheseizurehehasgoneovertotheOpposition。HisfirststagewillprobablybetheLeft—
centre；butiftheelectionwindshouldblowfromanotherquarter，he’llgostraightbeforeittotheextremeleft。Self—interest，forthosebourgeois，that’sthemeasureoftheirconvictions。"
"Dear，dear！"saidduPortail，"thisnewcombinationoflaPeyrade’smayassumetheimportanceofapoliticaldangerfromthepointofviewofmyopinions，whichareextremelyconservativeandgovernmental。"
Then，afteramoment’sreflection，headded，"Ithinkyoudidnewspaperworkonceuponatime；Iremember’thecourageousCerizet。’"
"Yes，"repliedtheusurer，"IevenmanagedonewithlaPeyrade，——aneveningpaper；andaprettypieceofworkwedid，forwhichwewerefinelyrecompensed。"
"Well，"saidduPortail，"whydon’tyoudoitagain，——journalism，I
mean，——withlaPeyrade。"
CerizetlookedatduPortailinamazement。
"Ahca！"hecried，"areyouthedevil，monsieur？Cannothingeverbehiddenfromyou？"
"Yes，"saidduPortail，"Iknowagoodmanythings。ButwhathasbeensettledbetweenyouandlaPeyrade？"
"Well，rememberingmyexperienceinthebusiness，andnotknowingwhomelsetoget，heofferedtomakememanagerofthepaper。"
"Ididnotknowthat，"saidduPortail，"butitwasquiteprobable。
Didyouaccept？"
"Conditionally；Iaskedtimeforreflection。Iwantedtoknowwhatyouthoughtoftheoffer。"
"Parbleu！Ithinkthatoutofanevilthatcan’tberemediedweshouldget，astheproverbsays，wingorfoot。Ihadratherseeyouinsidethanoutsideofthatenterprise。"
"Verygood；butinordertogetintoitthere’sadifficulty。LaPeyradeknowsIhavedebts，andhewon’thelpmewiththethirty—
three—thousandfrancs’securitywhichmustbepaiddowninmyname。I
haven’tgotthem，andifIhad，Iwouldn’tshowthemandexposemyselftotheinsultsofcreditors。"
"Youmusthaveagooddealleftofthattwenty—fivethousandfrancslaPeyradepaidyounotmorethantwomonthsago，"remarkedduPortail。
"Onlytwothousandtwohundredfrancsandfiftycentimes，"repliedCerizet。"Iwasaddingituplastnight；theresthasallgonetopayoffpressingdebts。"
"Butifyouhavepaidyourdebtsyouhaven’tanycreditors。"
"Yes，thoseI’vepaid，butthoseIhaven’tpaidIstillowe。"
"Doyoumeantotellmethatyourliabilitiesweremorethantwenty—
fivethousandfrancs？"saidduPortail，inatoneofincredulity。
"Doesamangointobankruptcyforless？"repliedCerizet，asthoughhewereenunciatingamaxim。
"Well，IseeIamexpectedtopaythatsummyself，"saidduPortail，crossly；"butthequestioniswhethertheutilityofyourpresenceinthisenterpriseisworthtometheinterestononehundredandthirty—
threethousand，threehundredandthirty—threefrancs，thirty—threecentimes。"
"Hangit！"saidCerizet，"ifIwereonceinstallednearThuillier，I
shouldn’tdespairofsoonputtinghimandlaPeyradeatloggerheads。
Inthemanagementofanewspapertherearelotsofinevitabledisagreements，andbyalwaystakingthesideofthefoolagainstthecleverman，Icanincreasetheconceitofoneandwoundtheconceitoftheotheruntillifetogetherbecomesimpossible。Besides，youspokejustnowofpoliticaldanger；nowthemanagerofanewspaper，asyououghttoknow，whenhehastheintellecttobesomethingbetterthanamanofstraw，canquietlygivehissheetapushinthedirectionwanted。
"There’sagooddealoftruthinthat，"saidduPortail，"butdefeattolaPeyrade，that’swhatIamthinkingabout。"
"Well，"saidCerizet，"IthinkIhaveanothernicelittleinsidiousmeansofdemolishinghimwithThuillier。"
"Saywhatitis，then！"exclaimedduPortail，impatiently；"yougoroundandroundthepotasifIwereamanitwoulddoyousomegoodtofinessewith。"
"Youremember，"saidCerizet，comingoutwithit，"thatsometimeagoDutocqandIweremuchpuzzledtoknowhowlaPeyradewas，allofasudden，abletomakethatpaymentoftwenty—fivethousandfrancs？"
"Ha！"saidtheoldmanquickly，"haveyoudiscoveredtheoriginofthatveryimprobablesuminourfriend’shands；andisthatoriginshady？"
"Youshalljudge，"saidCerizet。
AndherelatedinallitsdetailstheaffairofMadameLambert，——
adding，however，thatonquestioningthewomancloselyattheofficeofthejustice—of—peace，afterthemeetingwithlaPeyrade，hehadbeenunabletoextractfromheranyconfession，althoughbyherwholebearingshehadamplyconfirmedthesuspicionsofDutocqandhimself。
"MadameLambert，rueduVal—de—Grace，No。9；atthehouseofMonsieurPicot，professorofmathematics，"saidduPortail，ashemadeanoteoftheinformation。"Verygood，"headded；"comebackandseemeto—morrow，mydearMonsieurCerizet。"
"Butpleaseremark，"saidtheusurer，"thatImustgiveananswertolaPeyradeinthecourseofto—day。Heisinagreathurrytostartthebusiness。"
"Verywell；youmustaccept，askingadelayoftwenty—fourhourstoobtainyoursecurity。If，aftermakingcertaininquiriesIseeitismoretomyinterestsnottomeddleintheaffair，youcangetoutofitbymerelybreakingyourword；youcan’tbesenttothecourtofassizesforthat。"
IndependentlyofasortofinexplicablefascinationwhichduPortailexercisedoverhisagent，heneverlostanopportunitytoremindhimoftheveryquestionablepointofdepartureoftheirintercourse。
ThenextdayCerizetreturned。
"Youguessedright，"saidduPortail。"ThatwomanLambert，beingobligedtoconcealtheexistenceofherbooty，andwantingtodrawinterestonherstolenproperty，musthavetakenitintoherheadtoconsultlaPeyrade；hisdevoutexteriormayhaverecommendedhimtoher。Sheprobablygavehimthatmoneywithouttakingareceipt。InwhatkindofmoneywasDutocqpaid？"
"Innineteenthousand—francnotes，andtwelveoffive—hundredfrancs。"
"That’spreciselyit，"saidduPortail。"Therecan’tbetheslightestdoubtleft。Now，whatusedoyouexpecttomakeofthisinformationbearinguponThuillier。"
"IexpecttoputitintohisheadthatlaPeyrade，towhomheisgoingtogivehisgoddaughterandheiress，isoverheadandearsindebt；
thathemakesenormoussecretloans；andthatinordertogetoutofhisdifficultieshemeanstognawthenewspapertothebone；andI
shallinsinuatethatthepositionofamansomuchindebtmustbeknowntothepublicbeforelong，andbecomeafatalblowtothecandidatewhoserighthandheis。"
"That’snotbad，"saidduPortail；"butthere’sanotherandevenmoreconclusiveusetobemadeofthediscovery。"
"Tellme，master；I’mlistening，"saidCerizet。
"Thuillierhasnotyetbeenable，hashe，toexplaintohimselfthereasonoftheseizureofthepamphlet？"
"Yes，hehas，"repliedCerizet。"LaPeyradewastellingmeonlyyesterday，bywayofexplainingThuillier’sidioticsimplicity，thathehadbelievedamostridiculousbitofhumbug。The’honestbourgeois’ispersuadedthattheseizurewasinstigatedbyMonsieurOlivierVinet，substitutetotheprocureur—general。TheyoungmanaspiredforamomenttothehandofMademoiselleColleville，andtheworthyThuillierhasbeenmadetoimaginethattheseizureofhispamphletwasarevengefortherefusal。"
"Good！"saidduPortail；"to—morrow，asapreparationfortheotherversionofwhichyouaretobetheorgan，ThuilliershallreceivefromMonsieurVinetaverysharpanddecideddenialoftheabuseofpowerhefoolishlygaveearto。"
"Willhe？"saidCerizet，withcuriosity。
"Butanotherexplanationmusttakeitsplace，"continuedduPortail；
"youmustassureThuillierthatheisthevictimofpolicemachinations。Thatisallthepoliceisgoodfor，youknow，——
machinations。"