"'Sieur Frowenfel'," said Aurora, leaning her head on one side, "some pipple thing it is doze climade; 'ow you lag doze climade?"

"Madame Carraze," said Monsieur Vignevielle, "doze kine of note wad you 'an' me juz now is bein' contrefit.

Ursin Lemaitre din kyare nut'n fo' doze creed; he fall in love!

She asked a second time, with like result, lingered timidly, and as he turned to give his attention to a third visitor, reiterated: "Miché Vignevielle, I wizh you pliz led" "Madame Carraze," he said, turning so suddenly as to make the frightened little woman start, but extending his palm with a show of frankness, and assuming a look of benignant patience, "'ow I kin fine doze note now, mongs' all de rez?

"I thing, me, dey hought to pud doze quadroon' free?"

" "You was in dad shob of 'Sieur Frowenfel'?" "I wend ad 'is shob to pay doze rend.

If I go out of dis place and don't go to Belles Demoiselles, de peoples will say,dey will say, 'Old Charlie he been all doze time tell a blame lie!

I s'all investigade doze ting; an', Manuel Mazaro, h-I am a hole man; bud I will requez you, iv dad wad you say is nod de true, my God! not to h-ever ritturn again ad de Café des Exilés.

An' doze wee ban's so sof an' sweet, Mates wid dem toddlin', velvet feet, Jes to roun' you out, complete, Mah 'ittle Touzle Head.

Iv you p'iz nod to mague me doze troub'.

"'Sieur Frowenfel', I want you to sell me doze basilic.