"Well, and then----" "Why, then," went on the young man, with a laugh, "if my uncle behaves badly, I, his nephew, will try to make up for his wrong-doing: he can't blame me then.

But until then he may be quite easy, as he well knows." "Oh yes, and in proof of that I am going to take Moranges with me to-night.

He is young and inexperienced, and it will be a good lesson for him to see how a gallant whose amorous intrigues did not begin yesterday sets about getting even with a coquette.

He can turn it to account later on.
"On my word," said Jeannin, "my notion is that he is in no great need of a teacher; however, that's your business, not mine.

Let us return to what we were talking about just now.