the wages of ???

[Tony B.]

How about poor Christine Deviers-Joncour. The woman was paid
$9.25 million dollars by oil company Elf Aquitaine. And now
she is being forced to explain to a court why her services
were so valuable. The money, it is alleged, was a bribe to
former French foreign minister Roland Dumas, to whom she was mistress.
Christine says she worked tirelessly for the money.
Yes, Judge Sophie Portier said: "You put your body
and soul into the job."