Hestopp\'d,however,assoonashecameuptous,withaworldoffrankness:andhavingahornsnuffboxinhishand,hepresenteditopentome-Youshalltastemine-saidI,pullingoutmyboxwhichwasasmalltortoiseoneandputtingitintohishand-
\'Tismostexcellent,saidthemonk。Thendomethefavour,I
replied,toacceptoftheboxandall,andwhenyoutakeapinchoutofit,sometimesrecollectitwasthepeaceofferingofamanwhoonceusedyouunkindly,butnotfromhisheart。
Thepoormonkblush\'dasredasscarlet。MONDIEU!saidhe,pressinghishandstogether-youneverusedmeunkindly-I
shouldthink,saidthelady,heisnotlikely。Iblush\'dinmyturn;butfromwhatmovements,Ileavetothefewwhofeel,toanalyze-Excuseme,Madame,repliedI,-Itreatedhimmostunkindly;andfromnoprovocations-\'Tisimpossible,saidthelady-MyGod!criedthemonk,withawarmthofasseverationwhichseem\'dnottobelongtohim-thefaultwasinme,andintheindiscretionofmyzeal-Theladyopposedit,andIjoinedwithherinmaintainingitwasimpossible,thataspiritsoregulatedashis,couldgiveoffencetoany。