"It is Madame de Brévannes."
"The wife of the tall dark man who is leaning forward?"
"Yes."
"Ah! here is Morville."
"I say, Morville, the famous invisible prince is here; but he does not come forward, but remains entrenched in his box with your aunt and the Princess de Hansfeld, so that we cannot catch a glimpse of him."
"Is Madame de Hansfeld here?"
"Yes, there. Look this way, Morville."
"I see."
"Go and pay your respects to your aunt, and come back and tell us how the said prince looks when one is close to him, for here we see nothing. I say, do this for us, Morville."
"Impossible. I dare not go near my aunt, for I have been smoking a cigar, and she would faint, or something of that sort. I will try, on the contrary, not to be seen by her, as I cannot go into her box. By the way I hope we all mean to support Gercourt. I am much interested for him."