Célie--I have said more than I meant to say. Good-by. This is the first and last time that I shall ever speak of this.
[She goes.]
A CONTENTED IDLER
From 'M. Poirier's Son-in-Law'
[The party are leaving the dining-room.]
Gaston--Well, Hector! What do you think of it? The house is just as you see it now, every day in the year. Do you believe there is a happier man in the world than I?
Duke--Faith! I envy you; you reconcile me to marriage.
Antoinette [in a low voice to Verdelet]--Monsieur de Montmeyran is a charming young man!
Verdelet [in a low voice]--He pleases me.