This piece of news caused Nana to laugh a good deal.

But her laughter was not of the easiest kind.
"Ah, he's with Rose now," she said.

"Well then, you must know, Francis, I've done with him! Oh, the canting thing! It's learned some pretty habits--can't even go fasting for a week now! And to think that he used to swear he wouldn't have any woman after me!" She was raging inwardly.
"My leavings, if you please!" she continued.

"A pretty Johnnie for Rose to go and treat herself to! Oh, I understand it all now: she wanted to have her revenge because I got that brute of a Steiner away from her.
Ain't it sly to get a man to come to her when I've chucked him out of doors ?" "M.

Mignon doesn't tell that tale," said the hairdresser.