replied the stranger.

“H�! yes,” said Li�narde, “isn’t she stupid?

So you know Jupiter?”

“Michel Giborne?” replied the unknown; “yes, madam.”

“He has a fine beard!” said Li�narde.

“Will what they are about to say here be fine?” inquired Gisquette, timidly.

“Very fine, mademoiselle,” replied the unknown, without the slightest hesitation.

“What is it to be?” said Li�narde.

“‘The Good Judgment of Madame the Virgin,’ — a morality, if you please, damsel.”