he would if circumstances permitted; but he can't."

"Well, I would never have married that shepherd, with his coarse clothes, and his crook, if he had knelt there for ever!" exclaimed Miss Jones.

"To be sure not," replied Rochechouart. "I was sure you'd end by being in favour of the prince."

"I'm not in favour of the prince," said the young lady; "I should have blamed her much more if she had listened to him."

"How then?" asked Rochechouart. "What would you have had her do?"

"Waited for another prince," replied Miss Jones, glancing at D'Armagnac—"there are more princes in the world than one."