human
Ah! my dear, she said, going straight to her friend, without seeing the incroyable, who sat in the shadow--
gpt
Why, my dear, replied Madame Beauharnais,
human
No, not that, she continued:
gpt
And that you will have a tall footman, a fine house, beautiful carriages, and white or bay horses.
human
I shall have all that, my dear; and, furthermore, if our sibyl is to be believed, I shall be a princess.
gpt
I congratulate you sincerely, my beautiful princess, said Josephine;
human
Are you in earnest, dear Josephine?
gpt
No; but I will not expose myself to the inferiority which threatens me on all sides. I leave you your principality; let us run away.
human
Remain, madame, and perhaps when you have heard me, you will find that you have nothing to envy your friend.