Believe me, my dear demoiselle, I should be charmed to receive a son-in-law from your hands, and to give my daughter to a man whose genius and noble sentiments you divined from merely seeing him eat.

Unfortunately, I fear this marriage will not come about; there is one little difficulty." "What ?" "Count Larinski forgot to apprise us that he was already married." Mlle.

Moiseney sent forth a doleful cry.

M.Moriaz handed her Mme.
de Lorcy's letter; after reading it, she remained in a state of deep dejection; a pitiless finger had burst the iris bubble that she had just blown, and that she saw resplendent at the end of her pipe.
"Do not give way to your despair," said M.Moriaz; "take courage, follow the example I set you, imitate my resignation.

But tell me, how do you think Antoinette will take the matter ?" "It will be a terrible blow to her," replied Mlle.