"Really! I know you?"
"Yes, and you like me very much."
"As for that, I can readily believe it; however, I would be glad to see you, so that I may recall where I have seen you before."
"You shall see me at my house on Rue de la Pépinière, opposite the barracks."
"What number, and whom shall I ask for?"
"The number's of no consequence, you'll see me at my window."
"But where shall I look for your window? This is rather vague."
"I'll toss you a bouquet."
"Very good; but still I——"
At that moment, a young man who wore no mask walked along the corridor, arm-in-arm with a little woman dressed as a dairymaid, to whom he was talking very earnestly. Instantly Chamoureau's companion stopped, crying: