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I took advantage of a uerite

to ask her, "Whouerite Gautier"

"You know her?"

"Yes, I ahbour of mine"

"Do you live in the Rue d'Antin?"

"No 7 Theof her dressing-room looks on to theof irl"

"Don't you know her?"

"No, but I should like to"

"Shall I ask her to come over to our box?"

"No, I would rather for you to introduce me to her"

"At her own house?"

"Yes

"That is more difficult"

"Why?"

"Because she is under the protection of a jealous old duke"

"'Protection' is char"

"Yes, protection," replied Prudence "Poor oldelse"

Prudence then told uerite had neres

"That, then," I continued, "is why she is alone here?"

"Precisely"