"Yes, take my canary to her, madame.

It picked me up when I was down.

It'll help her--such a bird it is! It's the best singer in the world.

It's got in its throat the music of Malibran and Jenny Lind and Grisi, and all the stars in heaven that sang together.

Also, to be sure, it doesn't charge anything, but just as long as there's daylight it sings and sings, as you know." "M'sieu'-- oh, m'sieu', it was what I wanted to ask you, and I didn't dare!" gushingly declared madame.