Then after the meal was finished he produced his presents, and with blushes and stammers offered them to the various members of the family.

What rapture there was! Madame was delighted with her necklace, which she said and truly, was in the best of taste.

Juliette kissed the watch, and looked as though she would like to kiss the donor, as indeed was her case.

The Pasteur examined the fine pipe through his blue spectacles, saying that never had he expected to own one so beautiful, then at once filled it and began to smoke.

After this they all scolded him for his extravagance.
"You did not buy anything for yourself," said Juliette, reproachfully.
"Oh! yes, I see you did," and she pretended to perceive for the first time the little red case containing the ring, which inadvertently he had pulled out of his pocket with the other articles, although in truth she had observed it from the beginning.