4/11 She had done this carefully, in memory of her husband, who had greatly liked Italian art. Choulette sat by her and said: "Madame, could you tell me whether it is true that the Pope's gowns are made by Worth ?" Madame Marmet thought not. Nevertheless, Choulette had heard people say this in cafes. Madame Marmet was astonished that Choulette, a Catholic and a socialist, should speak so disrespectfully of a pope friendly to the republic. |