The other two listened to him, openmouthed, and at last burst out

laughing. He was enchanted and thought himself in his best vein.

"You thought it had really happened, eh? Confound it, since Nana's

made the match! Anyway, she's one of the family."

The young Hugons were passing, and Philippe silenced him. And with

that they chatted about the marriage from the male point of view.

Georges was vexed with La Faloise for telling an anecdote.

Certainly Nana had fubbed off on Muffat one of her old flames as