Do you think it is such an easy matter to give up a woman so adorable as you are?
I resign myself to it, though.
"What could I do with my beautiful Jeanne in the three rooms in the Rue de Madame where I live?
Could I, with the ten or twelve thousand francs which I receive through the liberality of the Russian Panines, provide a home?
I can hardly make it do for myself.

I live at the club, where I dine cheaply.

I ride my friends' horses! I never touch a card, although I love play.

I go much in society; I shine there, and walk home to save the cost of a carriage.

My door-keeper cleans my rooms and keeps my linen in order.