"What is this in your hand, then ?" "A note from Madame de Maintenon to the king.

You will hand it to him, will you not ?" "Certainly, mademoiselle.

And how is Madame, your mistress ?" "Oh, her director has been with her all the morning, and his talk is very, very good; but it is also very, very sad.

We are not very cheerful when Monsieur Godet has been to see us.

But I forget monsieur is a Huguenot, and knows nothing of directors." "Oh, but I do not trouble about such differences.