"No; better than that."
"What, then?"
"An original adventure, a strange story. Jacob, our saint, our immaculate Jacob, has a mistress by whom he has a child."
"Pure calumny!" said Muse.
"At first I thought so too; but, alas! it is a fact; there is good proof."
"This will destroy his character."
"Simple truth that all men are fallible," said Henri.
"I am dying to know the details!" cried Muse. "Is she young, pretty, blond or brunette, poor or rich, well educated?"
"She is only a little Jewess, daughter of a merchant, but young and very pretty."
"When did this intrigue commence?"