state of
health”,
he said
compassionately.
“It cost
me twenty
francs”,
she said,
with some
hesitation.
He seemed
astonished.
“Really!
As much as
that?”
“Yes, it
was a
capital
article,
and I
wanted you
to see the
condition
it is in.”
“Yes, yes,
I see;
very well.
But I
really do
not
understand
what it
can have
to do with
me.” She
began to
feel
uncomfortable;
perhaps
this
company
did not
pay for
such small
articles,
and she
said “But
– it is
burned.”
He could
