by the extent of this strange woman's knowledge and in

became a point of family honor with her.

"Do leave them alone, my dear. We couldn't let ourselves be further

insulted! Why, this war concerns the honor of France. Oh, you know

I don't say that because of the prince. He WAS just mean! Just

imagine, at night when he was going to bed he hid his gold in his

boots, and when we played at bezique he used beans, because one day

I pounced down on the stakes for fun. But that doesn't prevent my

being fair. The emperor was right."

Great!（2）