"And portrait of mademoiselle!" said Mme. Alexandre, and Mme. De l'Isle
smiled assent.

Yet a disappointed silence followed, presently broken by the perfumer:
"All the same, what is the matter to make it a pamphlet?"

Beloiseau objected: "No, then you compete aggains' those magazine'.
But if you permit one of those magazine' to buy it you get the
advantage of all the picture' in the whole magazine."

"Ah!" several demurred, "and let that magazine swallow whole all those
profit' of all those advertisement'!"

Chester spoke: "I have an idea--" But others had ideas and the floor
besides.

Castanado lifted a hand: "Frien'--our counsel."

Counsel tried again: "I have a conviction that we should first offer
this to a magazine--through--yes, of course, through some influential
friend. If one doesn't want it another may----"

Chorus: "Ho! they will all want it! That was not written laz' night!
'Tis fivty year' old; they cannot rif-use that!"

"However," Chester persisted, "if they should--if all should--I'd
advise----"

"Frien's," Castanado pleaded, "let us hear."