\"ButIbelongtoMme.d\'Espard\'sparty.\"
\"Itisnotourbusinesstoknowthat,\"saidtheman,whocouldnothelpexchangingabarelyperceptiblesmilewithhiscolleague.
Acarriagestoppedundertheperistyleashespoke.Achasseur,inaliverywhichLuciendidnotrecognize,letdownthestep,andtwowomenineveningdresscameoutofthebrougham.Lucienhadnomindtolayhimselfopentoaninsolentordertogetoutofthewayfromtheofficial.Hesteppedasidetoletthetwoladiespass.
\"Why,thatladyistheMarquised\'Espard,whomyousayyouknow,sir,\"
saidthemanironically.