Allhervisitors，especiallythosewhohadmissedavisit，cametobidhergood-bye；thesalonwasthronged，andeveryonesaidfarewellasthoughshewerestartingforCalcutta。Thenextdaytheshopkeeperswouldstandattheirdoorstoseetheoldcarriolepass，andtheyseemedtobetellingoneanothersomenewsbyrepeatingfromshoptoshop:——
\"SoMademoiselleCormonisgoingtoPrebaudet!\"
Somesaid:\"HERbreadisbaked。\"
\"Hey!mylad，\"repliedthenextman。\"She\'saworthywoman；ifmoneyalwayscameintosuchhandsweshouldn\'tseeabeggarinthecountry。\"
Anothersaid:\"Dearme，Ishouldn\'tbesurprisedifthevineyardswereinbloom；here\'sMademoiselleCormongoingtoPrebaudet。Howhappensitshedoesn\'tmarry？\"