Do you authorize me to exercise it ?" "As you like, sir," answered Jeanne, coldly.

"The attempt is novel.

Who knows?
Perhaps it will succeed!" "May Heaven grant it," said Cayrol.

Then, approaching Panine: "Ah! dear Prince, what gratitude I shall owe you! You know," added he in a whisper, "if you need a few thousand louis for wedding presents--" "Go, go, corrupter!" replied Serge, with the same forced gayety; "you are flashing your money in front of us.

You see it is not invincible, as you are obliged to have recourse to my feeble talents.