"No; but that magnificent conquest he made at the Opéra ball, and refused to open his mouth about."
"I remember his mysterious air, his reticence, his hints when we talked about his charmer."
"Well, that charmer is Thélénie, the superb, the brilliant Sainte-Suzanne!"
"The deuce! your ex-mistress?"
"The same."
"And you say that Chamoureau has made the conquest of that elegant creature, who adored you, who continued to run after you?"
"And who runs after me still, alas!"
"Then Chamoureau is an idiot. The woman probably wanted to talk with him because she knew that he knew you, and because she hoped to obtain from him information concerning your conduct. That is not hard to guess."
"I believe that you are right, especially as she expressly forbade him to mention her name to us. He seems, however, to have little success in his amours; he is constantly groaning and complaining. The poor fellow is really in love with Thélénie, who treats him, he says, with extreme cruelty."
"I am glad of it; that will teach him to stop lamenting Eléonore! The beautiful brunette is making a fool of him, there's no doubt about that; and you say she is still running after you?"