She found him both faithful and discreet, and he was soon advanced to the dignity of valet-de-chambre.

Phr. ab actu ad posse valet consecutio

After fruitless efforts, she turned in despair to the valet de chambre behind her chair, and requested him to draw it out, which could only be done by his passing his hand from behind over her shoulder, and across her chest, when, with a desperate effort, he unsheathed the busk.

The valet will probably know how to value the valet-hero.

"The fact isthey have rebelled before," replied the Dominican, "and ab actu ad posse valet illatio!"

Les valets sont naturellement indiscrets; l'amour est babillard, et j'en ferai l'historien de son maître.

Beside him, in the livery of the house, tall valets grin, lounge, and ogle the passers-by (wearers of Leghorn hats, and veils, and white head-gear generally).