\"Ifwehadknownyouhadaladyupstairs，\"repliedAthos，withhiscustomarycoolness，\"wewouldhaveaskedpermissiontopayourrespectstoher。\"
Planchetwassodisconcertedbythislittleextravagance，thatheforcedthepassage，andhimselfopenedthedoortoadmitthecomteandhisson。？Tr點henwasquitedressed:inthecostumeoftheshopkeeper\'swife，richyetcoquettish;GermaneyesattackingFrencheyes。？Shelefttheapartmentaftertwocourtesies，andwentdownintotheshop—butnotwithouthavinglistenedatthedoor，toknowwhatPlanchet\'sgentlemenvisitorswouldsayofher。？Athossuspectedthat，andthereforeturnedtheconversationaccordingly。？Planchet，onhispart，wasburningtogiveexplanations，whichAthosavoided。？But，ascertaintenacitiesarestrongerthanothers，AthoswasforcedtohearPlanchetrecitehisidylsoffelicity，translatedintoalanguagemorechastethanthatofLongus。？SoPlanchetrelatedhowTr點henhadcharmedtheyearsofhisadvancingage，andbroughtgoodlucktohisbusiness，asRuthdidtoBoaz。
\"Youwantnothingnow，then，butheirstoyourproperty。\"
\"IfIhadonehewouldhavethreehundredthousandlivres，\"saidPlanchet。
\"Humph！