“No; I know that you are behaving as well as possible.”

“You know it?”

“I have never doubted it. Your bouquets have shown me, moreover, what a grateful heart you have.”

“Oh! can I ever forget what you did for me?”

“Haven’t you made any acquaintances on this street?”

“No, monsieur; I don’t want to make any.”

“Aren’t you bored, being all alone?”

“How can I be bored? I always have something to think about?”

“What do you do in the evening?”

“I read, and I am learning to write.”