When at eight o'clock her maid came in and, pulling the curtains, exclaimed with Gallic candor, "Oh, comme madame a mauvaise mine ce matin!"

" "Yes," assented madame; "but she is a strange little body, so untamed and original.

C'est que le cocher et la femme de chambre voulaient les lire avant madame et mademoiselle, ce qui est leur manquer de respect ...

"Your words are bitter, madame.

To-night I keep guard in the corridor, madame.

"It is a dauphin, madame," he cried; "what a happy event!"

" The queen's only response was a gentle "Indeed madame," which she accompanied with a smile.

The little madame found herself drawn most toward Clotilde; to her she opened her heartand her wardrobe, and showed her all her beautiful new underclothing.

" "Ah, you are very obliging, madame," said she, coolly.

So I waited..." "Such philosophy is rare, madame.

It may not sound romantic, madame, but it has this rare virtueit lasts!

" "If madame would only listen, I was going to saybut madame is too quick in her dispositionthe carriage has been waiting since a long hour ago.

'I am sorry, madame, that I am forced to leave you,' said I. 'You can assure your husband that I shall take every care of his coat.'

In the name ofI do not say chivalry, for that would be uselessbut of common humanity, spare madame, at least for the present.

She must bewell-nigh on to two hundred years old (a thousand florid pardons, sweet madame, for bringing in your age), but she is as blooming, saucy, and interesting as ever.

"Run away, go and play, my darling," Norine repeated to her boy: "you are tiring madame.

You are very amiable, madame,' I replied stiffly.

"It is useless, madame," said he.