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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Scenes from a Courtesan's Life by Honore de Balzac: "Desire Monsieur de Chargeboeuf to come here."
Monsieur de Chargeboeuf, a sucking barrister, was his private
secretary.
"My good friend," said the Comte de Granville to Camusot, whom he took
to the window, "go back to your chambers, get your clerk to
reconstruct the report of the Abbe Carlos Herrera's depositions; as he
had not signed the first copy, there will be no difficulty about that.
To-morrow you must confront your Spanish diplomate with Rastignac and
Bianchon, who will not recognize him as Jacques Collin. Then, being
sure of his release, the man will sign the document.
"As to Lucien de Rubempre, set him free this evening; he is not likely
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