The notary's nose;

THE NOTARY'S NOSE. I45
and brightness to his face. The more he
tasked himself in taking care of the poor
devil, the more his nose recovered its firmness and color. His life was divided between the duties of his office, the Auvergnat, and the mirror. It was during this
period, that one day he absently wrote on
a rough draft of a bill of sale: " It is sweet
to do good "-a maxim somewhat old in
itself, but entirely new to him.
When Romagne was certainly convalescent, his host and saviour, who had cut off
so many slices of bread for him, and cut
up so many beefsteaks, said:
" After this we'll dine together every
day —though if you would rather eat in the
servants' hall, you will be well taken care
of there, and may enjoy it better."
Romagne, like a man of sense, decided
to go with the servants. He fixed himself
there, and behaved in such a way as to
win all hearts. Instead of putting on airs
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