My reputation is all that I possess. It
is a false one, I admit. Such as it is, however, I must keep it, and I
will keep it."
Juliette who knew her Noel thoroughly, saw that she had gone far
enough. She determined, therefore, to put him in a good humor again. "My
friend," said she, tenderly, "I did not wish to cause you pain. You must
be indulgent, I am so horribly nervous this evening."
This sudden change delighted the advocate, and almost sufficed to calm
his anger. "You will drive me mad with your injustice," said he. "While
I exhaust my imagination to find what can be agreeable to you, you are
perpetually attacking my gravity; yet it is not forty-eight hours since
we were plunged in all the gaiety of the carnival. I kept the fete of
Shrove Tuesday like a student. We went to a theatre; I then put on a
domino, and accompanied you to the ball at the opera, and even invited
two of my friends to sup with us."
"It was very gay indeed!" answered the young woman, making a wry face.
"So I think."
"Do you! Then you are not hard to please. We went to the Vaudeville, it
is true, but separately, as we always do, I alone above, you below.
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