"No, madame; I am still in the same house."
"And you live with your father, I believe?"
"On the same landing."
"For a young man who likes to do foolish things, it must be a little burdensome sometimes to have such a neighbor."
"Oh! no, madame; I am my own master; I do what I choose; my father does not interfere with me in any way; he is so kind to me!"
"Ah! he loves you very dearly, does he?"
"Yes, I cannot doubt it. And it is quite natural, as I am the only one left of a numerous family."
"What! has he no other child?"
"I had two brothers and a sister—and I alone am left."
Madame Baldimer let her head fall upon her breast, and seemed lost in thought.