16/50 "His wife has managed it." [Laughter.] Poiret. "Will any one tell me the meaning of all that is happening here to-day ?" Bixiou. "Do you really want to know? The antechamber of the administration is henceforth a chamber, the court is a boudoir, the best way to get in is through the cellar, and the bed is more than ever a cross-cut." Poiret. "Monsieur Bixiou, may I entreat you, explain ?" Bixiou. |