“That is the very reason why we must make acquaintances. We do not propose to live like bears, I presume?”
“My dear love, I never pretended to pass for a bear; in the first place, I haven’t that animal’s hairy coat.—We will go then; and where shall we go?”
“Don’t worry about that; I have obtained through Mélie a list of the principal people of the village.”
“You don’t understand, monsieur, that servants go to the fruit-shops and the butchers, and in ten minutes learn all they want to know.”
“That is true; I am a donkey.—Shall I dress in black?”
“Why not?”
“White cravat?”
“To be sure; don’t you know that it is the dress which commands consideration, before all else?”
“I shall be most imposing, madame.”