The works of Charles Paul de Kock . past two by me. Twenty-two minutes past two, that is exactlywhat it is by me, said M. de Mardeille. Well, by Jove ! our watches keep better timethan the Charles XV clocks, said the viscount ashe looked at his watch. Mine says exactly thesame as yours, gentlemen. Why do you say that the Charles XV clocksdo not go well ? asked Dupont. Are you not aware that that monarch after hisabdication developed a passion for horology ? Heamused himself by repairing and remaking clocks,of which he had an immense quantity, and theywent so well together that, as a reward for
The works of Charles Paul de Kock . past two by me. Twenty-two minutes past two, that is exactlywhat it is by me, said M. de Mardeille. Well, by Jove ! our watches keep better timethan the Charles XV clocks, said the viscount ashe looked at his watch. Mine says exactly thesame as yours, gentlemen. Why do you say that the Charles XV clocksdo not go well ? asked Dupont. Are you not aware that that monarch after hisabdication developed a passion for horology ? Heamused himself by repairing and remaking clocks,of which he had an immense quantity, and theywent so well together that, as a reward for hislabors, he sometimes heard twelve strike duringan hour. These gentlemen laughed a good deal at thisanecdote of Charles XVs clocks, then Dupontexclaimed,— I had an appointment for two oclock, though,in the garden — in this pathway. So had I. And I also. * But women are never prompt. No, never. When they are young and pretty, especially,they know how to keep people waiting for them. Yes, they do it to increase their I have also brought her a I the same, as you from Original Drav\tng by Louis Meynell. CHARLES PAUL DE KOCK 233 As for me, said Edward, I will wait fiveminutes more ; but if Madame Georgette is nothere at the half hour I shall take myself off. Georgette ! exclaimed M. de Mardeille. Georgette, muttered Dupont, why thatsvery odd, for I am expecting a Georgette too. And I also. By Jove! this is getting peculiar ! A darkgirl, middle height, whose figure is perfection itself,and such a foot, such a leg ; in fact she is all thatsdelightful. That is the exact portrait of the person I amexpecting. And it is precisely that of the Georgette thatwrote to me. This grows very comical, said the viscount; I have a letter here. I have the one she wrote to me. And I also. Lets see; why, yes, its the same the way, gentlemen, I have one of her skirtswhich she left in my possession, and which shebegged me to bring to her. Tom, come h
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