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`` Am I a perfect fool , to throw away such a chance ? '' `` Good ! I shall see him this evening , and will mention your name to him . Call on him at noon to-morrow , and if he takes a fancy to you , -- decides to push you , your future is assured , and you will have no doubts as to getting on . '' He took out a card from his pocket and handed it to Paul , adding , `` The name of my friend is Mascarin . '' Meanwhile Rose , with a true Parisian 's handiness , had contrived to restore order from chaos , and had arranged the table , with its one or two pieces of broken crockery , with scraps of brown paper instead of plates . A fresh supply of wood crackled bravely on the hearth , and two candles , one of which was placed in a chipped bottle , and the other in a tarnished candlestick belonging to the porter of the hotel .