By the way, do you know she thinks you charming ?" "No." "She hasn't told you ?" "Not at all." "How are you here ?" "I have come to pay her a visit." "At midnight ?" "Why not ?" "Farceur!" "She has received me, as a matter of fact, very badly." "She will receive you better by and bye." "Do you think so ?" "I have some good news for her." "No harm in that.

So she has spoken to you about me ?" "Last night, or rather to-night, when you and your friend went.

By the way, what is your friend called?
Gaston R., his name is, isn't it ?" "Yes," said I, not without smiling, as I thought of what Gaston had confided to me, and saw that Prudence scarcely even knew his name.
"He is quite nice, that fellow; what does he do ?" "He has twenty-five thousand francs a year." "Ah, indeed! Well, to return to you.

Marguerite asked me all about you: who you were, what you did, what mistresses you had had; in short, everything that one could ask about a man of your age.

I told her all I knew, and added that you were a charming young man.