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Updated: May 3, 2025
At this very informal signal, the curtain rose upon a ridiculously small stage, and an insignificant, nervous-looking man stepped toward the footlights at the same moment that M. Fruvier and his followers entered and seated themselves in a row, their backs to the wall.
Not a Vagot, perhaps" mentioning a famous comique whose star had risen in the firmament of the cabaret "not a Vagot, perhaps, but not bad! Not bad?" "Not bad!" acquiesced Blake. "Very good!" added Max, pondering hotly upon the wage of the singer, and regarding M. Fruvier with doubtful glance. "No! No!
He turned, to meet the eyes of the host, a stout and affable Frenchman, who by right divine held first place among the little group of loungers; but before he could frame a reply, Blake answered for him. "He is an artist, M. Fruvier, and finds all life interesting." M. Fruvier bowed with much subtle comprehension. "Then possibly it will intrigue him to step inside, and hear our little concert.
"Oh, a couple of francs a song! The fees will grow with his success." Max gasped. "A couple of francs! Oh, my God!" "What do you expect? We're not in Eldorado." "But a couple of francs!" "Ssh! Don't talk anarchy. Here come the powers that be!" M. Fruvier was coming toward them, making his way between the seats with many bows, many apologetic smiles. "Well, messieurs, and what of our new one?
They passed into the street, Blake raising his hat to a stout lady, presumably Madame Fruvier, who sat wedged behind the counter, Max glancing greedily at the bold rough sketches, the brilliantly Parisian caricatures adorning the walls. "It is in the atmosphere! One breathes it!" he said again, as they walked down the cool, lighted boulevard.
Max's voice had the quick note, his eyes the swift light that spoke excitement. "Mon ami, I like this place! I like it! And I wonder who painted that?" He indicated a picture that hung upon the wall beside them. "I don't know! Some chap who used to frequent the place in his unknown days. We can ask Fruvier." "It is clever." "It is." "It has imagination."
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