human
Yes, messieurs, it's I, said Pigeonnier, wiping his forehead.
gpt
You are well started already, I see. I speak for a place.
human
You can come in with Balivan, said Célestin.
gpt
There are six of us now; two will go out on the quarter-hour.
human
And Monsieur Dupétrain?
gpt
Who ever heard of Dupétrain playing cards? Upon my soul, I believe he's trying to magnetize my manikin!
human
Well, Tobie, said Albert,
gpt
I am perfectly content! Pigeonnier replied, trying to assume a triumphant swagger.
human
She didn't seem at all angry over the adventure; she treated me very kindly.
gpt
Good--I understand. So everything went as you wished, eh?
human
In other words, it is impossible for me to be happier than I have been.
gpt
What did I tell you?
human
You're not attending to your game, Albert,
gpt
Yes, I am. I have opened.
human
I take all bets.
gpt
Done!
human
You're stuck! I have _misty_.
gpt
What infernal luck! That makes four hundred francs I've lost already!--I say, Balivan, give me some punch, to drown my loss.
human
Give me a cigar, Balivan.
gpt
Balivan, you promised me your Moorish pipe; you are going to give it to me, aren't you?
human
Pass me your tobacco pouch, will you?
gpt
One moment, messieurs, I can't do everything; I'm going to call my lady's-maid, on condition that you treat her with respect.--Hallo, there, Crevette!
human
Is Crevette your servant's name?
gpt
Yes, she's a Burgundian; she had a name that I didn't fancy--it was Cateau![D] You understand that, when I had a lady of fashion here, I couldn't say: 'Cateau, come and take off madame's shawl. Cateau, go and call a cab.' To talk constantly of Cateau before my models, too, was imprudent. So I asked my Burgundian for her family name, and she's a Crevette.