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"Rochester had a dinner for ht All the jolliest

people in Paris--some of those dear French who have been so nice to us

all along, and some of the War Council and the Ryvens, and so on--and,

do you know, Nicholas--I heard Rochester telling Madame de Clerté the

same story about his bon mot when a shell broke at Avicourt--as I had

already heard him tell Admiral Short, and Daisy Ryven!--that decided

lorification in that modest

story--and a man ould tell it three times, is not for me! In ten

years I should grow into being the listener victiood-bye to him in the corridor, before up to my room--and I

telephoned to Jim, as in his roo!"

"Was Rochester upset?"

"Rather! but a e--he is forty-tho can tell a

self-story three tiet cured soon, so I did not worry"

"And what did Jim say?"