And now I find it changed in this volume of verses under this title: 'On the Sacred Way'-- the sacred way, that is I." And he repeated, in his bad humor: "I, Madame, am the sacred way." He was annoyed that the poet had not spoken to him about this inscription.

He would have liked to see his name at the top of the poem, in the verses, in the rhymes.

He wished to see his name everywhere, and always looked for it in the journals with which his pockets were stuffed.

But he had no rancor.

He was not really angry with Miss Bell.
He admitted gracefully that she was a distinguished person, and a poet that did great honor to England.
When he had gone, the Countess Martin asked ingenuously of Paul Vence if he knew why that good Madame Marmet had looked at M.Schmoll with such marked though silent anger.