"It depends entirely upon you whether it comes soon."
"It won't be long, I promise you. I will go in search of Albert, and you will have news of him very quickly. Either you will be avenged, or I will perish in the attempt!"
"Bravo! you are a man of spirit. Come and tell me the result of your duel—for you will be the victor, I have no doubt. You may come up to my boudoir by the narrow staircase on the right in the courtyard; it is on the first floor. Say to my maid: 'I am Tobie,' and you will be admitted."
"Ah! I shall swoon with joy on the threshold of your boudoir!"
"I should say that you would do much better to come in."
"I will come in, adorable creature! I will come in, and you will be obliged to turn me out!"
"And now, adieu! I must leave you; I am going to take a cab and pass the evening with one of my friends."
"And you won't allow me to go with you?"
"No. Adieu!"
Madame Plays hurried away, and Tobie, who had entirely forgotten the rendezvous on Place des Italiens, returned to his lodgings.