"Ha, spare me." Pierre Yano de Potier put on an exaggerated expression of distress, "I hate dealing with accounts. Besides, Lady Lavicia can't do without me."
He is currently acting as a Latin teacher for Lady Lavicia, essentially helping her plan reasonable appointments among several lovers to avoid them discovering each other's existence and engaging in duels.
An easy and pleasant job, bringing in enough income to cover his own food and drink, with an extra 25 francs to send home each month.
The three of them drank for a while, and by nine in the evening, each returned home.
They were unaware that this would be their last chance in years to drink together.
The next morning, the blond youth Chommon received a notification for an interview at the Paris Army Officer Academy — this meant he could essentially enter this military school, unless he publicly defied the interviewer.