"Ah! this passes at the time of Louis XV."
"I detest pieces of the time of the regency."
"How frightfully the noble father is attired!"
"But Mademoiselle *** is deliciously dressed."
"Too much rouge."
"They wore a great deal at this period."
"Yes, and very high up close to the eyes."
"How much powder becomes her!"
"Do you know her affair with Octave? It is very amusing. Only fancy——"
"My dear fellow, do think of poor Gercourt, and listen to his play."