suis à VOUS, ' shall be with you

66. 9. pourvu qu'on soit à l'heure. Equivalent to ' I hope the

police will be punctual.' 10. ça ferait tout manquer. Daniel wishes to say that if the police arrive punctually there will be no duel ; whilst Perrichon, in line 8, means that if he gets to the place too early or too late, the party will miss the police, and there ivill be a duel.