There must be plenty of pretty heiresses in Bourges." "Heiresses, yes.

As to their looks, at this distance--" "Yes, I understand, at this distance of course you can't tell.

You should do as I did; make inquiries, go and see.

I went all the way to Forez myself to look for my wife." "Madame Flamaran comes from Forez ?" "Just so; I stayed there a fortnight, fourteen days exactly, in the middle of term-time, and brought back Sidonie.

Bourges is a nice town." "Yes, in summer." "Plenty of trees.