"The widow of my ancestor inspired in her son a horror of the chase, which was transmitted from father to son down to myself."
The Marquis d'Arville was silent. Some one asked: "Is the story a legend or not?"
And the narrator replied:
"I swear to you it is true from beginning to end."
Then a lady, in a sweet little voice, declared:
"It is beautiful to have passions like that."