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"Eventail," repeated Newton, who began to be amused, and who now repeated every French word after them. "Flacon," said Charlotte, showing him the eau de Cologne bottle. "Chaise," cried Louise, holding up a chair. "Livre," said Nina, pointing to a book. "Mouchoir," said Caroline, holding up an embroidered handkerchief. "Montre" followed up Manchette, pointing to her mistress's watch.

Then there was a pause, during which, at the desire of Madame de Fontanges, Newton was offered a chair, and sat down. "Allons, dites-lui les noms de toute la garniture," said Madame de Fontanges to her attendants. "Oui, madame," said Mimi, going up to Newton, and, pointing to the fan in her hand, "éventail."

Her swans are not diagrams drawn upon the water, their whiteness appears and disappears in the trembling of the light; and the underwood, how warm and quiet it is, and penetrated with the life of the summer; and the yellow-painted skiff, how happy and how real! Colours, tints of faint green and mauve passed lightly, a few branches indicated. Truly, the art of Manet transporte en eventail.

"Éventail," repeated Newton, who began to be amused, and who now repeated every French word after them. "Flaçon," said Charlotte, showing him the eau-de-Cologne bottle. "Chaise," cried Louise, holding up a chair. "Livre," said Nina, pointing to a book. "Mouchoir," said Caroline, holding up an embroidered handkerchief. "Montre," followed up Manchette, pointing to her mistress's watch.

Then there was a pause, during which, at the desire of Monsieur de Fontanges, Newton was offered a chair, and sat down. "Allons dites lui les noms de toute la garniture," said Madame de Fontanges to her attendants. "Oui, madame," said Mimi, going up to Newton, and pointing to the fan in her hand, "eventail."