Doing one's duty." "But that is only when one is very good." "Well, a great many people are good," said Newman.

"Valentin is quite good enough for me." Madame de Cintre was silent for a short time.

"He is not good enough for me," she said at last.

"I wish he would do something." "What can he do ?" asked Newman.
"Nothing.

Yet he is very clever." "It is a proof of cleverness," said Newman, "to be happy without doing anything." "I don't think Valentin is happy, in reality.