He cast upon him a sinister look, turned, and reseated himself, bit his lips until the blood came; then said in a placid voice: "Will you do me the favour of telling me, monsieur, to what I owe the honour of this visit ?" "I came to demand of you a portrait that Mlle.

Moriaz is desirous of having returned." "If I refuse to give it up, you will doubtless appeal to my delicacy ?" "Do you doubt it ?" ironically replied Camille.
"That proves, monsieur, that you still believe in Count Larinski; that it is to him you speak at this moment ?" "You deceive yourself.

I came to see Samuel Brohl, who is a business-man, and it is a commercial transaction that I intend to hold with him." And drawing from his pocket a porte-monnaie, he added: "You see I do not come empty-handed." Samuel settled himself in his arm-chair.

Half closing his eyes, he watched M.Langis through his eye-lashes.

A change passed over his features; his nose became more crooked, and his chin more pointed; he no longer resembled a lion, he was a fox.