"'C'est ça,' replied Julie.
"'Pauvre enfant!' said the old woman.
"'In short,' said Julie, 'to say the truth, I should be glad they did not learn it at all, till I have ascertained whether I have any chance of being reinstated; because, you know, if within a few days I should recover my situation, my friends need never know any thing about the matter.'
"'C'est vrai,' said the old woman.
"'If I knew any where to go—' continued Julie, hesitatingly.
"'Comment? pour loger?'
"'Yes,' replied Julie, 'for a few days.'
"'Vous avez de l'argent?"
"'Oh, yes,' returned Julie, 'enough to pay.'
"'Vous ne voulez pas loger ici?'
"'Mais, oui,' said Julie, 'si cela vous convient.'
"'Parfaitement,' returned the hostess. 'Will you have a room to yourself?' continued she, 'that will be dix sous; ou voulez vous coucher avec Rodolphe, mon fils, se ne sera que cinq sous, ça?'
"'I should prefer a room to myself,' returned Julie, with an involuntary shudder at the latter proposal—'I have been so long used
