What should SHE care ?" I drew out my purse.

"I will take this suit," I said.

"You ask four francs, here are six, but for the extra two you must show me some private corner where I can dress." "Yes, yes.

But certainly!" and the old fellow trembled all over with avaricious eagerness as I counted the silver pieces into his withered palm.

"Anything to oblige a generous stranger! There is the place I sleep in; it is not much, but there is a mirror--HER mirror--the only thing I keep of hers; come this way, come this way!" And stumbling hastily along, almost falling over the disordered bundles of clothing that lay about in all directions, he opened a little door that seemed to be cut in the wall, and led me into a kind of close cupboard, smelling most vilely, and furnished with a miserable pallet bed and one broken chair.