umbrella
now.” The
manager,
guessing
that she
was
telling a
lie, said,
with a
smile “You
must
acknowledge,
madame,
that it is
very
surprising
that M.
Oreille
should
have asked
no
compensation
for
damages
amounting
to five
hundred
francs,
and should
now claim
five or
six francs
for
mending an
umbrella.”
She was
not the
least put
out, and
replied “I
beg your
pardon,
monsieur,
the five
hundred
francs
affected
M.
Oreille’s
pocket,
