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. Why do you pull her in?

. Because.

. Has she made such a vow?

. No, for beauty's sake.

. That is, you lace her belly for form's sake.

. I pull her in so that her eyes all bulge out, but she says: "More!" It makes both my hands smart, and you say I have no strength. (The peasants laugh and shake their heads.)

. I have chatted too long. (Runs away, laughing.)

. How the girl has amused us!

. How accurate she is!

. She is all right.

. Not exactly a dinner, but a déjeuner dinatoire. It was a fine breakfast, let me tell you! The ham was glorious! Roulier feeds you nicely. I have just come back. (Seeing the peasants.) The peasants are again here?

. Yes, yes, that is all very beautiful, but we have come to conceal an object. So, where had we better put it?

. Pardon me, I will at once— (To the Cook.) Where are the dogs?

. The dogs are in the coachman's room. How could we keep them in the servants' room?

. Ah, in the coachman's room? Very well.

. I am waiting.

. Pardon, pardon. Ah, what? Con-