"Indeed I do! I went with Julia Schneidekoupon, you know, Madeleine; the Schneidekoupons are descended from all the Kings of Israel, and are prouder than Solomon in his glory.

And when we got into the house of some dreadful woman from Heaven knows where, imagine my feelings at overhearing this conversation: 'What may be your family name, ma'am ?' 'Schneidekoupon is my name,' replies Julia, very tall and straight.
'Have you any friends whom I should likely know ?' 'I think not,' says Julia, severely.

'Wal! I don't seem to remember of ever having heerd the name.

But I s'pose it's all right.

I like to know who calls.' I almost had hysterics when we got into the street, but Julia could not see the joke at all." Count Orsini was not quite sure that he himself saw the joke, so he only smiled becomingly and showed his teeth.