“It’s because you have never seen people of the best society,” he
exclaimed.
“Excuse me. Formerly, during my mother’s life--”
“Eh! Your mother never received but shop-keepers.”
The poor woman dropped her head.
“I beg of you, Vincent,” she insisted, “before doing any thing with
these new friends, think well, consult--”
He burst out laughing.
“Are you not afraid that they will cheat me?” he said,--“people ten
times as rich as we are. Here, don’t let us speak of it any more,
and let us go to bed. You’ll see what this dinner will bring us, and
whether I ever have reason to regret the money we have spent.”