"Ah! so you are——"
"A flower girl, madame."
"And where is your booth? on Rue de la Paix?"
"No, madame, on Boulevard Saint-Martin, near the Château d'Eau; I sell out of doors."
"Poor girl! an open air flower girl! what a pity, with that pretty face!—But to return to our subject: a gentleman came to you and told you to bring this bouquet?"
"Yes, madame."
"And he gave you no other message for me?"
"No, madame—that is to say, he said: 'You will also offer the lady many compliments from me!'"
"From him? What sort of looking man was he? Did he walk with difficulty, leaning on a cane?"
"No, madame, this gentleman had no cane, and he walked very well."