This disposition, which, on one side at least, madam, was to be singularly modified on better acquaintance, prompted me to some thoughtless manifestations of ill-humor and vivacity of controversy.

You have doubtless suffered, madam, from the violence of my language, but much less, I beg you to believe, than I was to suffer from it myself, after I had recognized its profound and irreparable injustice." This apology, more sincere than lucid, drew forth no answer.

We were at this moment just coming out of the old abbey church, and we found ourselves unexpectedly mingled in the last ranks of the cavalcade.

Our appearance caused a suppressed murmur to run through the dense crowd of hunters.

Madame de Palme was at once surrounded by a merry throng that seemed to address congratulations to her on the winning of her wager.