But the painter--" "Oh! the painter must be half an hour late." "Half an hour--do you really think so ?" "Yes, I do, decidedly." "Very well, then, I will do as you tell me." "And my opinion is, that you will be doing perfectly right.

Will you allow me to call upon you for the latest news to-morrow ?" "Of course." "I have the honor to be your most respectful servant, M.de Saint-Aignan," said Malicorne, bowing profoundly and retiring from the room backwards.
"There is no doubt that fellow has more invention than I have," said Saint-Aignan, as if compelled by his conviction to admit it..