He came to keep the appointment in a big paletot, lined with red flannel, like the one Sénécal used to wear in former days.
Human respect on account of the passers-by prevented them from straining one another long in an embrace of friendship; and they made their way to Véfour’s arm-in-arm, laughing pleasantly, though with tear-drops lingering in the depths of their eyes. Then, as soon as they were free from observation, Deslauriers exclaimed:
“Ah! damn it! we’ll have a jolly time of it now!”
Frederick was not quite pleased to find Deslauriers all at once associating himself in this way with his own newly-acquired inheritance. His friend exhibited too much pleasure on account of them both, and not enough on his account alone.
After this, Deslauriers gave details about the reverse he had
