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Updated: May 16, 2025
"Mademoiselle Jeanne, who had not put down the miniature, turned it over, read what was on the back, grew deathly pale, and handed it to her lover. "'What does it say? said Dufilleul, stooping over it. "It said: 'From Monsieur le Baron D -to Mademoiselle T , Boulevard Haussmann. To be delivered on Thursday. "'You can see at once, Mademoiselle, that this is not my writing.
"Dufilleul suddenly lost countenance and dropped Mademoiselle Charnot's hand. "The young girl bent over the banisters, and saw, at the bottom of the staircase, exactly underneath her, a woman looking up, with head thrown back and mouth still half-opened. Their eyes met. Jeanne at once turned away her gaze.
"I have seen the famous portrait: a miniature of the newly created baron, in fresh butter, I think, done cheap by some poor girl who gains her living by coloring photographs. It is intended for Mademoiselle Tigra of the Bouffes. A delicate attention from Dufilleul, isn't it?
"I have suspected as much since yesterday; I met her at the Salon, and saw a young man with her." "Fair?" "Yes." "Tall?" "Rather." "Good-looking?" "H'm well" "Dufilleul, old chap, friend Dufilleul. Don't you know Dufilleul?" "No." "Oh, yes you do a bit of a stockjobber, great at ecarte, studied law in our year, and is always to be seen at the Opera with little Tigra of the Bouffes." "Poor girl!"
"Madame Plumet, who must have been listening at the door, came in at that moment, trembling like a leaf, and prepared to dare all. "I beg you won't, Mademoiselle, broke in Dufilleul; 'there is no secret. I only wanted to tease you. The portrait is for a friend of mine who lives at Fontainebleau. "'His name? "'Gonin he's a solicitor. "'It was time you told me. How wretched you both looked.
One thing I feel sure of is, that Mademoiselle Jeanne Charnot will never change her name to Madame Dufilleul. "Do not, however, exaggerate your own chances. They will be less than you think for some time yet. I do not believe that a young girl who has thus been wounded and deceived can forget all at once.
"Some one has noiselessly opened it, and on the threshold stands Mademoiselle Jeanne in walking-dress, looking, with bright eyes and her most charming smile, at Plumet, who steps back in a fright, and Dufilleul, who has not yet seen her. "'Well, sir, and so I've caught you! "Dufilleul starts, and involuntarily clutches the portrait to his waistcoat. "'Mademoiselle No, really, you have come ?
"Mademoiselle Jeanne, who had not put down the miniature, turned it over, read what was on the back, grew deathly pale, and handed it to her lover. "'What does it say? said Dufilleul, stooping over it. "It said: 'From Monsieur le Baron D -to Mademoiselle T , Boulevard Haussmann. To be delivered on Thursday. "'You can see at once, Mademoiselle, that this is not my writing.
"Mademoiselle Jeanne, who had not put down the miniature, turned it over, read what was on the back, grew deathly pale, and handed it to her lover. "'What does it say? said Dufilleul, stooping over it. "It said: 'From Monsieur le Baron D to Mademoiselle T , Boulevard Haussmann. To be delivered on Thursday. "'You can see at once, Mademoiselle, that this is not my writing.
"She was already half-way across the landing when Dufilleul caught her and seized her by the hand. "'Stay, Jeanne, stay! "'Let me go, sir! "'No, hear me first; this is some horrible mistake. I swear' "At this moment a high-pitched voice was heard on the staircase. "'Well, George, how much longer are you going to keep me?
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