for all his hatred of me,--because, until I had paid my
addition, I was still the possessor of fifty francs!

Fifty francs will continue life in the body of a judicial person
a long time in Paris, and combining that knowledge and the good
goulasch, I sought diligently for "Mamies" and "Sadies" with a
revived spirit. I found neither of those adorable names--in
fact, only two such diminutives, which are more charming than
our Italian ones: A Miss Jeanie Archibald Zip and a Miss Fannie
Sooter. None of the names was harmonious with the grey pongee --
in truth, most of them were no prettier (however less
processional) than royal names. I could not please myself that I
had come closer to the rare lady; I must be contented that the
same sky covered us both, that the noise of the same city rang
in her ears as mine.

Yet that was a satisfaction, and to know that it was true gave
me mysterious breathlessness and made me hear fragments of old
songs during my walk that night. I walked very far, under the
trees of the Bois, where I stopped for a few moments to smoke a
cigarette at one of the tables outside, at Armenonville.

None of the laughing women there could be the lady I sought; and
as my refusing to command anything caused the waiter uneasiness,
in spite of my prosperous appearance, I remained but a few
moments, then trudged on, all the long way to the Cafe' de
Madrid, where also she was not.

How did I assure myself of this since I had not seen her face? I
cannot tell you. Perhaps I should not have known her; but that