TherepertorywhichtheFrenchactorshadbroughtincludedafewclassicalpieces; butforthemostpartitwascomposedofthoseidioticpieceswhichareexpresslymanufacturedinParisforexportation, , whichwastobethefirstproductionofthetouringactors; hehadseenitintranslationadornedwithallthoseeasygraceswhichthecompanyofalittleRhenishtheatercangivetoaFrenchplay: andhelaughedscornfullyanddeclaredthathewasveryglad, whenhesawhisfriendsgoofftothetheater, , withoutseemingtolisten, totheenthusiastictalesofthedelightfuleveningtheyhadhad: hewasangryathavinglosttherighttocontradictthembyhavingrefusedtoseewhateverybodywastalkingabout.
', : andheprowledaboutthetheaternotices, : andhewouldhavestayedathomethateveningifchancehadnotbroughthimincontactwithMannheimjustashewassadlygoinghome.
Mannheimtookhisarmandtoldhimangrily, thoughheneverceasedhisbanter, thatanoldbeastofarelation, hisfather'ssister, : buthisfatherwouldbrooknotriflingwithquestionsoffamilyetiquetteandtherespectduetoelderlyrelatives: andashehadtohandlehisfathercarefullybecausehewantedpresentlytogetmoneyoutofhim, hehadhadtogiveinandnotgototheplay.
"Youhadtickets?" askedChristophe.
"Anexcellentbox: andIhavetogoandgiveit—(Iamjustgoingnow)—tothatoldpig, Grünebaum, papa'spartner, sothathecanswaggertherewiththesheGrünebaumandtheirturkeyhenofadaughter.Jolly!… 'tmindsolongasIgivethemthetickets—althoughtheywouldmuchrathertheywerebanknotes."
HestoppedshortwithhismonthopenandlookedatChristophe:
"Oh! but—butjustthemanIwant!" Hechuckled:
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