Ferdinand
Hush! Don't pronounce that name in this place! If the General heard
that my name was Marcandal, he would kill me at once as if I were a
mad dog.

Ramel
And why?

Ferdinand
Because I am the son of General Marcandal.

Ramel
A general to whom the Bourbons are in part indebted for their second
innings.

Ferdinand
In the eyes of General Grandchamp, to leave Napoleon for service under
the Bourbons was treason against France. Alas! this was also my
father's opinion, for he died of grief. You must therefore remember to
call me by the name of Ferdinand Charny, my mother's maiden name.

Ramel
And what are you doing here?

Ferdinand
I am the manager, the cashier, the factotum of Grandchamp's factory.

Ramel
How is this? Do you do it from necessity?