In the first place, I haven't left my father; I am much too fond of him.

Isn't it so, little father?
M.de Bellegarde is a charming young man; it is impossible to be cleverer.

I know a good deal about him too; you can tell him that when you next see him." "No," said Newman, with a sturdy grin; "I won't carry any messages for you." "Just as you please," said Mademoiselle Nioche, "I don't depend upon you, nor does M.de Bellegarde either.

He is very much interested in me; he can be left to his own devices.

He is a contrast to you." "Oh, he is a great contrast to me, I have no doubt" said Newman.