"I hope so and expect so."
"You lead a temperate and regular life, so I am told?"
"I am forced to do so, uncle."
"You don't go into society, I imagine?"
"I have no time for that."
"But you know some people of quality?"
"Those who were friends of my father have not forgotten me."
"Do you sometimes pay visits?"
"Rarely, and only when it is necessary."
"Do you know the Baronne d'Ancourt?"