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tired. He charged a mad wnom he
met on the stairs, to inform Mile.
beatrice that Nine. de Montauron
would be pleased TO see her, and des-
cendlug a few steps he knocked at
the door Of the apartment assigned to
tabrice. 1t was upon the rez-de-chdUs-
see, or rather a sort Of eutresol, which
opened upon Inc old fosses,- trans
formed into terraces. The painter, who
was to commence the portrait OF the
Baroness, was occupied IN preparing
his palette. After having obIigingIy as
sured himself that there was nothing
wanted by mis- guest and friend, Pierre
pOnt was giving him some historical
and archaeological details about the
c-ateau des Comets, when he suddenly
stopped, upon hearing the laughter vi
girls under the window Of the apart
meut. lie quickly approached the win
dow Of the little paror, which was
placed in an angular tower from which
one could observe the fOsse. The
blinds had been closed, to shut out the
hot sun Of morning il August, but the
lower s4IC5 Of the shutters were Almost
horizontal, and Pierre could thus look
out Turning quickly toward Fabrice,
he made sign for him to keep ST.
lence, and said 10 him, smiling and in
a hushed voice:
Il am not in the habit Of listening,
either at doors or windows, but here
the temptation is too strong| will
tell you why"
You set a bad example," said Fa-
briCe, in the same tone, and he in his
turn approached the window. He
could then see the two women, whose
voices they heard They had descend
ed, apparently to escape the sun, into
little garden in the shade, and they
were waking with locked arms in the
shade Of the talus, grassy and planted
to roses. They came and went under
the windows Of the closed blinds, and
their words could be distinctly heard
by the two friends. One of them, VINO
was brunette, and with a face pale
and angelical, said to her companion:
What a good place this is to po-
timer, isn't it, dear?"
Yes" said the other, who was al
most pink, but pretty, and who had a
slight English accent. 1t is delicious.
One could see the indiscreets conc
continue, dear, that interests me very
much"
We'll" said the first, that Georgt-
ana BacOt, Of the FoIies-Lyriques, has
a great deal of kindness for my
brother-and he returns it, and he
often goes behind the scenes. 1t was
there that he met Georgianas mother,
who, herself, was at one time an
actress, and one day my brother told
my mother and me that upon the eve
ming before he was behind the scenes
during an intermission with GeOrg1-
ana's mother. She looked through
hole in the curtain, then all at once
she turned toward my brother, saying,
with tears in her voice: There are
some things that flatter a woman. VIII
you believe it, Monsieur, there are four
of my old lovers in the hall, and they
are all senator's"
'Ah, Marianne said the pretty pink
checks.
But the story OF the hard dresser is
still better" said Marianne
Then tell me the story of the hair
dresser after posing in hesitation a
moment.
mo, my dear Eva" said Marianne,
laughing, that would lie truly a little
100 strong for you"
Il beg you, to tell it.
We'll the hair-dresser, my dear
but no-but decidedly not can not
Re. We viii save it for some evening
when we have a little 100 much cham
payne"
She picked a rose in passing, and
stuck it in her corsage, then she said;
And that new painter who came
yesterday do you think Of him,
Eva?"
He has beautiful eyes, and some
thing genial in his face, said Eva.
He lacks chic" said Marianne
making a mouth; and tell me what
you think of, Pierre. How one would
like to meet him in the evening at a
corner of the woods"
THE meeting would not be with
out danger" Eva objected.
where there is no danger there is
no pleasure" said Marianne. 4 have
no compassion for my cousin d'Aymar-
ct, who, they say, has given him her
heart, ct cetera pantoufle. I don't
know if it is true But I do know that
they meet very often, for this or fo1
Il at or for something else"
The poor Vicomtesse is not very
happy with her husband, is she, my
dear?"
Where is the woman who is happy
with her husband, my good Eva? LooB
at the pretty trouble of the Laube-
courts, of which we shall have had
the presentiment."
1T is true. have noticed that they
have some sour faces from morningto
evening"
And from evening till morning It
is still worse, my dear"
How is that?" Eva inquired.
Then, my DEAR" responded Mari
anne, you do not know the story Of
their falling out? Monsieur de Laube-
court has a passion for children. and
Madame de Laubecourt has a horror
of them, and according to me, she rs
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