I shall be away only ten days at most." She put on her sealskin toque, ornamented with a branch of holly.
"Is it something that you can not postpone ?" "Oh, yes.

Fox-skins would not be worth anything in a month.

Moreover, Caumont has invited good friends of mine, who would regret my absence." Fixing her toque on her head with a long pin, she frowned.
"Is fox-hunting interesting ?" "Oh, yes, very.

The fox has stratagems that one must fathom.

The intelligence of that animal is really marvellous.