The works of Charles Paul de Kock . time, he said to himself, I will knockmore gently, and try to wake the lodgers only bydegrees. He let the knocker fall gently on a little greendoor, and a window on the first floor was imme-diately opened. This time, said Gustave, the people are notasleep, or at least they sleep very lightly. Is that you, dear ? a young woman askedin soft tones. Oho ! another adventure ! Lets see what willcome of it. And our young rascal answered with a muffledYes! Its too bad to make you wait so long ; youknow that my husband is on guard tonight at theChateau dEau, and that
The works of Charles Paul de Kock . time, he said to himself, I will knockmore gently, and try to wake the lodgers only bydegrees. He let the knocker fall gently on a little greendoor, and a window on the first floor was imme-diately opened. This time, said Gustave, the people are notasleep, or at least they sleep very lightly. Is that you, dear ? a young woman askedin soft tones. Oho ! another adventure ! Lets see what willcome of it. And our young rascal answered with a muffledYes! Its too bad to make you wait so long ; youknow that my husband is on guard tonight at theChateau dEau, and that he would not leave hispost to come to bed with his wife. Wait a mo-ment, and Ill throw down the pass-key; for I cantcome down, as I am undressed. The little woman disappeared from the window;and Gustave scratched his ear in perplexity as towhat he should do. A little woman with a sweetvoice who is waiting for you in the middle of thenight while her husband is standing sentinel at theChateau dEau sounds very inviting; but still, it. CHARLES PAUL DE KOCK 123 Is not Gustave whom the lady is expecting, andwhen she finds out her mistake she will be greatly-confused and worried; and then if the lover shouldcome along later, as is very probable, there mightbe complications; it would be necessary to haveanother fight and turn another house upside ! that would be mere folly ; and so the pass-key must certainly not be accepted. Such was the conclusion of Gustaves think that that was very good behavior on thepart of a youth who was accused of being a bad lot;but, between ourselves, I am inclined to think thatour heros self-love was partly responsible for thisgood resolution. A young dandy hasnt the cour-age to appear for the first time before a woman inan unbecoming costume and with a black eye andswollen nose; the first impression might not befavorable to him, and when one is accustomed toeasy conquests one is not so anxious to expose onesself to ridicule. The litt
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