Madame was very chatty.
"Leverrier is very fine-looking; he is fair-haired full-faced, altogether very healthy-looking.

His wife is really handsome, the children beautiful.

I was glad that I could understand when Leverrier said to the children, 'If you make any more noise you go to bed.' "While I was there, a woman as old as I rushed in, in bonnet and shawl, and flew around the room, kissed madame, jumped the children about, and shook hands with monsieur; and there was a great amount of screaming and laughing, and all talked at once.

As I could not understand a word, it seemed to me like a theatre.
"I asked monsieur when I could see the observatory, and he answered, 'Whenever it suits your convenience.' "December 15.

I went to Leverrier's again last evening by special invitation.