To his contentment was added an idea that had just occurred to him. When the affair was all settled he would ask his wife and intimate friends a riddle: 'What is the difference between me and a chemist?'
A su satisfacción se unía el pensamiento de que, cuando el asunto quedara terminado, podría decir a su mujer y a los amigos: «¿En qué nos diferenciamos un mariscal y yo?