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"They began to talk; their conversation eased me completely:

frivolous, mercenary, heartless, and senseless, it was rather

calculated to weary than enrage a listener A card of ht y or wit to belabour me soundly, but

they insulted me as coarsely as they could in their little way:

especially Celine, who even waxed rather brilliant on my personal

defects--deformities she termed them Now it had been her custom to

launch out into fervent admiration of what she called my 'beaute

male:' wherein she differed diametrically from you, who told me

point-blank, at the second interview, that you did not think me

handsome The contrast struck ain

"Monsieur, John has just been to say that your agent has called and

wishes to see you"

"Ah! in that case Ithe alked in

upon theave her notice to

vacate her hotel; offered her a purse for iarded screams, hysterics, prayers, protestations, convulsions;

at the Bois de