She has everything; that is all I can say about her.

There!" Bellegarde concluded; "I told you I should rhapsodize." Newman was silent a while, as if he were turning over his companion's words.

"She is very good, eh ?" he repeated at last.
"Divinely good!" "Kind, charitable, gentle, generous ?" "Generosity itself; kindness double-distilled!" "Is she clever ?" "She is the most intelligent woman I know.

Try her, some day, with something difficult, and you will see." "Is she fond of admiration ?" "Parbleu!" cried Bellegarde; "what woman is not ?" "Ah, when they are too fond of admiration they commit all kinds of follies to get it." "I did not say she was too fond!" Bellegarde exclaimed.

"Heaven forbid I should say anything so idiotic.