"No, I am not a customer—"
"And you wish?"
"A dress, a ball-dress—and I want the dress for next Thursday evening—"
"Thursday next!"
"Yes, Thursday next."
"Oh! madame, it is not to be thought of. Even for a customer of the house it would be impossible."
"But I wished it so much—"
"Go and see M. Arthur. He alone can—"
"And where is M. Arthur?"
"In his office. He has just gone into his office. Over there, madame, opposite."