Dear papa! he always exaggerates a little.

For my own part, I am very sure that Sidonie is incapable of all the evil she is accused of.

I am sure that her heart has remained the same; and that she is still fond of her friends, although she does neglect them a little.

Such is life, you know.

Friends drift apart without meaning to.
Isn't that true, Monsieur Frantz ?" Oh! how pretty she was in his eyes, while she talked in that strain.