De Lorcy, who bears the double insignia of honour of being my aunt and the godmother of Antoinette--I beg your pardon, I mean Mlle.

Antoinette Moriaz--informed me that you were in ill-health, and that your physician had sent you to Switzerland, to Saint Moritz, to recruit.

I hastened after you; this morning I missed you by one hour at Zurich; but I have you now, and you will listen to me." "I warn you, my dear child, that I am at this moment a most detestable auditor.

We have done to-day one _hotel de ville_, one episcopal palace, one cathedral, and some relics of St.Lucius.To speak plainly, I am overpowered with sleep.

Is there any great haste for what you have to say to me ?" "Is there any great haste?
Why, I arrive breathless from Hungary to demand your daughter in marriage." M.Moriaz threw up his arms; then, seating himself on the edge of his bed, he piteously gasped: "You could not wait until to-morrow?
If a judge is desired to take a favourable view of a case, he surely should not be disturbed in his first sleep to consider it." "My dear master, I am truly distressed to be compelled to be disagreeable to you, but it is absolutely necessary that you should listen to me.