human
Madame de Bouillon, being with the Prince, hinted that she would like a miniature of her linnet set in a ring. The Prince offered to have it made. His offer was accepted on condition that the miniature be set plain, without jewels. Accordingly the miniature is placed in a simple rim of gold. But to cover over the painting, a large diamond, cut very thin, is set above it. Madame returned the diamond. The Prince had it ground to powder, which he used to dry the ink of the note he wrote to Madame on the subject.
gpt
There is a Prince!
human
By the way, Montgolfier has sent up a new balloon which has carried four passengers,
gpt
Who is this Montgolfier with his balloons? the Princess asked languidly.
human
Is he what the new coiffure is named after?
gpt
Precisely, Madame--the coiffure Montgolfier,
human
Please describe it to me after dinner. All the world is speaking of it.
gpt
To the devil with coiffures!
human
Yes, but I believe that dog is possessed of the devil, asserted d'Estaing.
gpt
Did you notice her eyes flash when she sprang down the hideous glen where we nearly broke our necks? The foresters once told me about that place.
human
What about it?
gpt
It is the glen of the Great Hunter. The courtiers of King Henry IV were hunting in that part of the forest one day, when they heard a tremendous horn, saw the stag turn, and a strange pack of dogs in full chase fly after it across their path; and with the hounds they saw a hunter, riding on a great black horse. They stopped and shouted at the intruder, and searched about for him, when a gigantic savage of a frightful countenance sprang above the bushes and said in a voice which froze their blood: 'DO YOU HEAR ME?' Since then he has been seen many times by the foresters and others.
human
I do not like the subject,
gpt
Pardon me,
human
Tell me something about those men ascending into the clouds,