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Mrs. J. I couldn’t think of such a thing. I shouldn’t be able to pay my expenses at such low rates for board.

Mrs. S. I thought you didn’t keep boarders for profit, but only for the sake of company.

Mrs. J. That is very true. I don’t take boarders for profit, but neither do I intend to take them at a loss. I shouldn’t consider their company to be of sufficient value to compensate for that.

Mrs. S. Very well; I see we must look further. I don’t believe we should be suited here. Come, Isadora Malvina. (Goes out, L., with a lofty air, followed by her daughter.)

A. What airs people do put on sometimes! I’m glad she didn’t decide to stay. I shouldn’t want her for a boarder at any price. (Bell rings. Enter Count de Fripon, L.)

Count (with a polite bow). Can madame accommodate me with a suite of rooms?

Mrs. J. I think so. What rooms do you desire?

C. I should like a chambre à coucher—what you call a bedroom; also a parlor in which I could receive my friends.

Mrs. J. You would require board, too, I suppose.