This I designated
Ambroisie de Calypso a la Souveraine de mon Coeur. And when the ice was
brought in--an ice of plombiere and cherries--how do you think I had
shaped them, Madame Fribsbi? In the form of two hearts united with an
arrow, on which I had laid, before it entered, a bridal veil in
cut-paper, surmounted by a wreath of virginal orange-flowers. I stood at
the door to watch the effect of this entry. It was but one cry of
admiration. The three young ladies filled their glasses with the
sparkling Ay, and carried me in a toast. I heard it--I heard Miss speak
of me--I heard her say, 'Tell Monsieur Mirobolant that we thank him--we
admire him--we love him!' My feet almost failed me as she spoke.
"Since that, can I have any reason to doubt that the young artist has
made some progress in the heart of the English Miss? I am modest, but my
glass informs me that I am not ill-looking. Other victories have
convinced me of the fact."
"Dangerous man!" cried the milliner.
"The blond misses of Albion see nothing in the dull inhabitants of their
brumous isle, which can compare with the ardour and vivacity of the
children of the South.
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