nurse. And she can come to balls, to introduce a grand-daughter into society, I believe. I reminded her of it this evening. And Goupilleau says that the law does not compel the payment of such debts; the law! yes, the law! but honor, the famous old creole honor! For gentlemen and ladies, all debts are debts of honor!"
It was unfortunately said in the hearing of one who, though the least solvent pecuniarily, was good for any amount payable by the code,—Monsieur Henri Maziel.
"That, that is a little strong," he muttered,—"ça, c'est un peu fort."
He sought out some undertakers of duelling pomps and ceremonies, who promptly requested Monsieur Charles Montyon, then descending the staircase, to furnish at his earliest convenience reparation to creole honor impugned by his step-mother. The waiters carried it to the back-yard, the guests whispered it in the dressing-room; Madame Montyon herself was the only one to ignore it.
The last carriages rolled away in the breaking of a new day. The 28th of December succeeded to the inheritance of consequence
