"Some one may come." "Finish! Why, I am only at the beginning.

I have still three points as yet untouched." "Upon my word, he will be the death of me, with his Flemish indifference," exclaimed Montalais.
"And you will drive me mad with your Italian vivacity.

I was going to say that our lovers here will be writing volumes to each other.

But what are you driving at ?" "At this: Not one of our lady correspondents will be able to keep the letters they may receive." "Very likely not." "M.

de Guiche will not be able to keep his either." "That is probable." "Very well, then: I will take care of all that." "That is the very thing which is impossible," said Malicorne.
"Why so ?" "Because you are not your own mistress: your room is as much La Valliere's as yours; and there are certain persons who will think nothing of visiting and searching a maid of honor's room; so that I am terribly afraid of the queen, who is as jealous as a Spaniard; of the queen-mother, who is as jealous as a couple of Spaniards; and, last of all, of Madame herself, who has jealousy enough for ten Spaniards." "You forget some one else ?" "Who ?"--"Monsieur." "I was only speaking of the women.