Mademoiselle was in a small way an artist, and she had conceived the idea of painting a picture of the cafe--an early morning picture of effects, Monsieur understands.

There was to be the morning sunlight streaming across the supper-tables, the faces of all of us aged and haggard.

Monsieur Louis here, without doubt, a very child of the devil! Oh, a very moral picture, Monsieur.

It was to convert us all.

Monsieur Albert declared that he would arrange to have it here on exhibition, and we should all mend our ways.