Nevertheless, Lucy and Caroline did not go up at once. They had

caught sight of Fontan strolling about with his hands in his pockets

and greatly amused by the quaint expressions of the mob. When he

became aware that Nana was lying ill upstairs he affected sentiment

"The poor girl! I'll go and shake her by the hand. What's the

The actor had already taken a step or two in the direction of the

court, but he came back and simply murmured with a shiver:

The smallpox was no joke. Fontan had been near having it when he