"Even lotto?"
"Certainly, you can forget to count."
Adolphine was singing a second selection, when Anatole de Raincy was announced.
The arrival of the young man with the lisp interrupted the music, and seemed greatly to annoy Monsieur de la Bérinière, who decided thereupon to visit the card-table. The game was finished, and Monsieur Clairval had won.
"Take my place," said Monsieur Gerbault to the count.
"Thanks, but I never play bézique with more than two."
"Play with Monsieur Batonnin, then; I will play a game of chess with Clairval, if it's agreeable to him."
"Anything is agreeable to me."
"Unless Monsieur de Raincy would like to play whist with a dummy."
"Oh! I thank you, but I don't care about playing; I much prefer to thing with Mademoithelle Adolphine, if that ith agreeable to her."