Have you noticed, my dear Abbe, that he has cut his whiskers a little shorter--a shade nearer to the ear?
It is effective, eh ?" "It gives an air of hardihood," assented the Abbe.

"It lends to that intellectual face something martial.

I would almost say that to the timorous it might appear terrible and overbearing." Thus they talked until the guests began to arrive, and for Madame de Chantonnay the time no doubt seemed short enough.

For no one appreciated Albert with such a delicacy of touch as the Abbe Touvent.
The Marquis de Gemosac and Juliette were the last to arrive.

The Marquis looked worn and considerably aged.