"He refused Dionis, but he didn't refuse Madame de Portenduere--Ha, ha! you are all done for.

The viscount will propose a marriage-contract instead of a mortgage, and the doctor will make the husband settle on his jewel of a girl the sum he has now paid to secure the alliance." "It is not a bad thing to marry Ursula to Savinien," said the butcher.
"The old lady gives a dinner to-day to Monsieur Minoret.

Tiennette came early for a filet." "Well, Dionis, here's a fine to-do!" said Massin, rushing up to the notary, who was entering the square.
"What is?
It's all going right," returned the notary.

"Your uncle has sold his Funds and Madame de Portenduere has sent for me to witness the signing of a mortgage on her property for one hundred thousand francs, lent to her by your uncle." "Yes, but suppose the young people should marry ?" "That's as if you said Goupil was to be my successor." "The two things are not so impossible," said Goupil.
On returning from mass Madame de Portenduere told Tiennette to inform her son that she wished to see him.
The little house had three bedrooms on the first floor.

That of Madame de Portenduere and that of her late husband were separated by a large dressing-room lighted by a skylight, and connected by a little antechamber which opened on the staircase.