human
My cloak!
gpt
Fie! a cloak will not do,
human
A Cashmere! cried the young girl, trembling with pleasure and joyous surprise. Then she added, with an air of heroism:
gpt
It is settled! I will run the gauntlet.
human
Good-morning, mademoiselle; you are early to-day,
gpt
Yes, Mother Arsene; there is my key.
human
Thank you, mademoiselle.
gpt
Oh! now I think of it, said Rose Pompon, suddenly, in a whisper, as she turned towards Ninny Moulin, and withdrew further from the portress,
human
Philemon?
gpt
If he should arrive--
human
Oh! the devil!
gpt
Yes; if Philemon should arrive, what will they say to him? for I may be a long time absent.
human
Three or four months, I suppose.
gpt
Not more?
human
I should think not.
gpt
Oh! very good! said Rose-Pompon. Then, turning towards the greengrocer, she said to her, after a moment's reflection:
human
Mother Arsene, if Philemon should come home, you will tell him I have gone out--on business.
gpt
Yes, mademoiselle.
human
And that he must not forget to feed my pigeons, which are in his study.
gpt
Yes, mademoiselle.
human
Good-bye, Mother Arsene.
gpt
Good-bye, mademoiselle.
human
The devil take me if I know what is to come of all this, said Jacques Dumoulin to himself, as the carriage drove rapidly down the Rue Clovis.
gpt
I have repaired my error--and now I laugh at the rest.