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"Madame la Duchesse," he went on to say with some evidence of confusion that prejudiced her the more in his favour, "I am, as you see, in the drollest circumstances, and pardon the bêtise time is at the moment the most valuable of my assets." "Oh!" she cried with a low laugh that gave evidence of the sunniest disposition in the world "Oh! that is not a pretty speech, monsieur!
He had spent many, many hours with the Dona Dolores, talking, talking, as he loved to talk, and only saving himself from the betise of boring her by the fact that his enthusiasm had in it so fresh a quality, and because he was so like her Gonzales that she could always endure him.
For what have they immured you in this place?" "Pour rien du tout, c'est a dire pour une bagatelle; but what can you expect from such animals? For what are you imprisoned? Did I not hear say for Gypsyism and sorcery?" "Perhaps you are here for your opinions?" "Ah, mon Dieu, non; je ne suis pas homme a semblable betise. I have no opinions.
For instance, amour propre is not in any way better than "self-love," bêtise than "stupid action," camaraderie than "comradeship," savoir faire than "knowledge of the world," chef d'oeuvre than "masterpiece," and so on.
After passing the morning together so agreeably, to go and dine in separate rooms, it would be a bêtise. This word bêtise settled everything with Count Mirabel; when once he declared that anything was a bêtise, he would hear no more. It was a charming stroll. Never was Count Mirabel more playful, more engaging, more completely winning.
"That's because he was so naughty," explained the May baby, holding up an impressive finger, "and didn't want to go to the Himmel and didn't love glory." "All boys are naughty," said June, "and I don't love them." "Nous allons parler Francais" I announced, desirous of finding out whether their whole stock was represented by diable and betise; "I believe you can all speak it quite well."
Jarette looked at him sharply, and then all about the narrow cabin before fixing his eyes again upon my fellow-prisoner. "Look here," he said, in a sharp, fierce way. "You're thinking of escaping listen to this, boy," he added, turning sharply to me, "it will do for you too. Now don't think any more about such a betise, doctor," he continued, "for it is of no use. There is no escape for you.
A traveller in Switzerland, at the beginning of this century, found that the inhabitants of Merligen were considered in the neighbourhood to be d'une stupidité et d'une bêtise extrêmes, and I am inclined to believe that after the last avalanche a general migration to Gonten must have taken place.
"I have always looked upon myself as almost your child, although we are no relations, dear Marquis, and I thought " "Assez, assez, mon enfant," he said, and he resumed his chair, "You meant it gentiment, but it was a bêtise quand même. We shall speak of it no more." Before he left he gave me some more conseils. "You took no amant, child? No? Well, perhaps in England it was as well.
"There," said Leonore, "Your talking has made me cut my finger, almost." "Let me see," said Peter, reaching out for her hand. "I'm too busy," said Leonore. "Do you know," said Peter, "that if you cut many more buds, you won't have any more roses for a week. You've cut twice as many roses as you usually do." "Then I'll go in and arrange them. I wish you would give Bêtise a run across the lawn."
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