idol. People now mentioned her without laughing, for they were full
of meditative respect for this fortune acquired among the
One evening in July toward eight o'clock, Lucy, while getting out of
her carriage in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, noticed Caroline
Hequet, who had come out on foot to order something at a neighboring
tradesman's. Lucy called her and at once burst out with:
"Have you dined? Are you disengaged? Oh, then come with me, my
The other got in at once, and Lucy continued:
