“I see,” I said, “nothing is left me.”
XIV.
Do not trust a woman who talks of her virtue.
XV.
Some one said to the Duchess of Chaulnes, whose life was despaired of:
“The Duke of Chaulnes would like to see you once more.”
“Is he there?”
“Yes.”
“Let him wait; he shall come in with the sacraments.” This minotauric anecdote has been published by Chamfort, but we quote it here as typical.