"Dame, monsieur!" he answered.

"All I can teach you!" And then, recovering himself at a sign from his daughter, "I will wait upon you at your hotel." "Oh yes, I should like to learn French," Newman went on, with democratic confidingness.

"Hang me if I should ever have thought of it! I took for granted it was impossible.

But if you learned my language, why shouldn't I learn yours ?" and his frank, friendly laugh drew the sting from the jest.

"Only, if we are going to converse, you know, you must think of something cheerful to converse about." "You are very good, sir; I am overcome!" said M.Nioche, throwing out his hands.