remarkedBenjamintothePole。
“Mymasterwillshutyourmouthforyou，“answeredKouski，departingtojoinMaxwhoestablishedhimselfatthehoteldelaPoste。
Onthemorrow，betweennineandeleveno’clock，allthewomentalkedtoeachotherfromdoortodoorthroughoutthetown。ThestoryofthewonderfulchangeintheRougethouseholdspreadeverywhere。Theupshotoftheconversationswasthesameonallsides，——
“WhatwillhappenatthebanquetbetweenMaxandColonelBridau？“
PhilippesaidbutfewwordstotheVedie，——“Sixhundredfrancs’