6/13 She never goes to bed before two in the morning. She can't sleep before that." "Why ?" "Because she suffers in the chest, and is almost always feverish." "Hasn't she any lovers ?" I asked. Often in the evening I meet there a certain Comte de N., who thinks he is making some headway by calling on her at eleven in the evening, and by sending her jewels to any extent; but she can't stand him. She makes a mistake; he is very rich. It is in vain that I say to her from time to time, 'My dear child, there's the man for you.' She, who generally listens to me, turns her back and replies that he is too stupid. |