\"AnddoesPereAnselme，\"askedCeleste，\"hopetoconverthim？\"
\"Heissureofit，\"repliedthecountess。\"Hisyoungcollaborator，apartfromareligiouseducationwhichhecertainlyneverhad，hasbeenbroughtuptothehighestprinciples；heknows，moreover，thathisconversiontoreligionwouldmakethehappinessofacharminggirlwhomheloves，andwholoveshim。Now，mydear，youwillnotgetanotherwordoutofme，andyoumaythinkwhatyoulike。\"
\"Oh！godmother！\"whisperedCeleste，yieldingtothefreshnessofherfeelings，\"supposeitwerehe！\"
AndthetearsfilledhereyesasshepressedMadameThuillier’shand。
Atthismomenttheservantthrewopenthedoorofthesalon，and，singularcomplication！announcedMonsieurFelixPhellion。