“Go to the Devil, then!”
And with this pious ejaculation he continued his course.
“Who is that gentleman?” inquired Louis.
“That is D——, one of my friends; a very cheerful youth, though he is the manager of one of our most respectable papers.”
“Monsieur D——!” exclaimed Louis. “Do you know him?”
“Certainly. I have known him for some years.”
“And is he the person with whom you are invited to sup this evening?”
“Yes, the same.”
“Then it was to his house you intended to take me?”