She knows you have been hunting her up and asking questions about her.

She is very much tickled by it.

That's rather annoying." "Annoying, my dear fellow," laughed Valentin; "not the least!" "Hanged if I should want to have a greedy little adventuress like that know I was giving myself such pains about her!" said Newman.
"A pretty woman is always worth one's pains," objected Valentin.
"Mademoiselle Nioche is welcome to be tickled by my curiosity, and to know that I am tickled that she is tickled.

She is not so much tickled, by the way." "You had better go and tell her," Newman rejoined.

"She gave me a message for you of some such drift." "Bless your quiet imagination," said Valentin, "I have been to see her--three times in five days.