These little accidents will happen to the best of us.
Madame--excellent woman! was then on duty.

She had come home quietly, stolen up-stairs on tip-toe; she was in her chamber.

If she had not sneezed, she would have heard all, and so should I; but that unlucky sternutation routed Dr.John.While he stood aghast, she came forward alert, composed, in the best yet most tranquil spirits: no novice to her habits but would have thought she had just come in, and scouted the idea of her ear having been glued to the key-hole for at least ten minutes.

She affected to sneeze again, declared she was "enrhumee," and then proceeded volubly to recount her "courses en fiacre." The prayer-bell rang, and I left her with the doctor..