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"Ah, poor Marguerite!" said Gaston, sitting down to the piano and

playing a waltz "I hadn't a notion of it, but I did notice she hasn't

been looking so gay lately"

"Hush," said Prudence, listening Gaston stopped

"She is calling , "Prudence!"

"Coo," said Mme Duvernoy

"Ah, that is your idea of hospitality," said Gaston, laughing; "on't

go till we please"

"Why should we go?"

"I auerite's"

"We ait here"

"You can't"

"Then ill go with you"

"That still less"

"I know Marguerite," said Gaston; "I can very well pay her a call"

"But Armand doesn't know her"

"I will introduce hiuerite's voice calling to Prudence, who rushed to her

dressing-roomI folloith Gaston as she opened the

We hid ourselves so as not to be seen fro you for ten uerite from her

, in almost an imperious tone of voice

"What do you want?"