She is dangerous to beauty, when beauty hasn't the sou." "Ah, but that is not the case with your daughter.

She is rich, now." "Very true; we are rich for six months.

But if my daughter were a plain girl I should sleep better all the same." "You are afraid of the young men ?" "The young and the old!" "She ought to get a husband." "Ah, monsieur, one doesn't get a husband for nothing.

Her husband must take her as she is: I can't give her a sou.

But the young men don't see with that eye." "Oh," said Newman, "her talent is in itself a dowry." "Ah, sir, it needs first to be converted into specie!" and M.Nioche slapped his purse tenderly before he stowed it away.