My dear Mr. Cavalcanti, Andre held the major’s arm in a sincere manner and said, "How much did you earn as my father?" The major wanted to talk, but Andre lowered his voice and continued to talk. I will set an example for you. You can rest assured that they will pay me 50,000 francs a year to be your son, so you can never deny that you are my father. The major looked around anxiously and you can rest assured that we are both talking in Italian.