The young men thought her sally very amusing, while Louiset in his ignorance lifted his pale eyes to his mother's face, for her loud exclamations surprised him.

However, there was no escape for Labordette as yet.

Rose Mignon had made a sign to him and was now giving him her commands while he wrote figures in a notebook.

Then Clarisse and Gaga called him back in order to change their bets, for they had heard things said in the crowd, and now they didn't want to have anything more to do with Valerio II and were choosing Lusignan.

He wrote down their wishes with an impassible expression and at length managed to escape.