Such taste! such ideas! you never saw the like." Rose had by this time reached her drawing-room.

"Andre," said she, impatiently, "are you never coming up ?" "Quick, quick," said Gandelu, "let us go at once; if she gets into a temper she is sure to have a nervous attack, so let us hurry up." Rose did all she could to dazzle Andre, and as a commencement exhibited to him her domestics, a cook and a maid; then he was shown every article of furniture, and not one was spared him.

He was forced to admire the drawing-room suite covered with old gold silk, trimmed blue, and to test the thickness of the curtains.

Bearing aloft a large candelabra, and covering himself with wax, Gandelu led the way, telling them the price of everything like an energetic tradesman.
"That clock," said he, "cost me a hundred louis, and dirt cheap at the price.

How funny that you should have known my father! Has he not a wonderful intellect?
That flower stand was three hundred francs, absolutely given away.