Sealed Lips — page 99: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

SEALED LIPS, 91 courage amateurs? One does not see a serious man, that is to say, one who has money and posi- tion, take a wife from off a theater’s stage; Iam convinced of it. Our friend meant it for the best in putting my daughter where sheis. To be frank, they would both of them have done better to have remained as they were, one tranquil with me, the other onaless flattering field for his vanity per- haps, but more sure as to money.” Then the good creature commenced to talk. of Godefroid, that is, to ask questions as to his affairs, as was her habitual custom about everybody. O’Farrell, without suspecting it, was lead to tell what he knew about his friend’s money. When she asked him if according to his opinion the composer had long to live, he exclaimed: “Long tolive! I hope he will reach a good old age.” , “I, too,” said Madame Sauval, coldly, “but that is not the doctor’s opinion.” It was time for her to return to her home; she folded up her work, and disappeared as silently as a cat. “What is she concocting in her head?” said Patrice to himself. “She has looked at everything through rose-colored glasses for two days now. To- day she is as somber as a fog on the Thames. She chills me.” The young man could not have seen many fogs in Cambodia, or they must have been very rare. GoOmichboo KS