"Suit yourselves then," said Carolus, opening a well-furnished wardrobe.
"What an arsenal of elegancies!" said Marcel.
"Three hats!" exclaimed Schaunard, in ecstasy. "Can a man want three hats when he had but one head?"
"And the boots!" said Rodolphe, "only look!"
"What a number of boots!" howled Colline.
In a twinkling of an eye each had selected a complete equipment.
"Till this evening," said they, taking leave of Barbemuche. "The ladies intend to be most dazzling."
"But," said Barbemuche, casting a glance at the emptied wardrobe. "You have left me nothing. What am I to wear?"
"Ah, it's different with you," said Rodolphe. "You are the master of the house; you need not stand upon etiquette."
"But I have only my dressing gown and slippers, flannel waistcoat and trousers with stocking feet. You have taken everything."