Bruni smiled politely:
"My Lord, you know, according to the initial agreement, my job does not include arranging loans."
He was an executive in the Paris banking industry, with close ties to London, but his commission was far from enough to guarantee loans of tens of millions of francs for the British.
McGovern said without hesitation, "Twenty thousand francs. You'll receive a twenty thousand franc commission once the deal is done."
For the imminent great victory, he no longer considered twenty thousand francs a large sum.
Bruni immediately bowed slightly, "I can introduce you, my lord. However, you'll need to handle the specific loan negotiations yourself."
The next morning, a wrinkled banker wearing a refined wig met the British at the Paris Seine Silk Trading Company's office.
Yes, this company was the British's front for various financial operations in Paris.
