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. I beg your pardon. Madame…

. Baroness, you are next.

. I? With my ear on a man's chest?

. Upon his bosom.

. Physicians have observed curious phenomena in me immediately after the termination of a concert. Ladies and gentlemen, if a magnetic needle were to be approached to my brain…

. Oh, oh! This is too much. A concert and lecture in one!

. This is the first time I recall that the trumpets have not been off the key.

. I took the precaution of suppressing them.

. Evidently a wise measure. I hope they have not overlooked supper.

. I saw an immense salmon carried by on a platter as I was conducting the orchestra, entirely surrounded by little shrimps.

. Mere details.

. As we hope, and many of them. The Comte's reputation is magnificent.

. [To the ] What did I tell you? He does not leave her… I never saw the Comte so excited; he is in earnest. This is the occasion to make a scene.

. I advise against it. The Comte cannot allow the Princess to be insulted in his house; you may find yourself in a most disagreeable position.

. [To ] It was a horrible disappointment when Your Highness declined to sing, as you had promised. The episode of the "Wild Cats" would have been marvellous in your hands. Few artists are capable of interpreting the passage sympathetically.

. I should not have hesitated, of course, if there had