"If monsieur le chevalier wishes to get out of the bath----" "Get out! what in the devil shall I put on? I have neither short-clothes nor doublet; I cannot go into the street in my shirt and cloak simply!" "That is true; if monseigneur wishes, I will go to see if Bahuchet is coming." "No, no! Cadédis! I have no desire to be forced to ring another hour, to recall you.--Sandioux! this water is getting cold; my page is making a fool of his master!" "Perhaps the spots are difficult to remove." "I am afraid--I am shivering--I shall take cold.--Go, tell the bath attendant to bring me some hot water." In those days, persons who indulged in baths had not at their hand faucets with which to heat or cool the water at pleasure; bath keepers have progressed, like other people; but at that time the attendant brought water in a pail to put in the bath tub. Plumard went out to perform his master's commission. "The fire's out," said the attendant, "there's no more hot water; your tall, withered master has been in the bath more than an hour, and the best thing he can do is to go away; it will take too long to start up the fire again." "Well-managed baths these, on my word! It's evident enough that Master Hugonnet is drinking and that his daughter is away from home!" And Plumard returned to the chevalier, who was beginning to shiver. "I regret to announce, monseigneur, that there is no more hot water in the establishment." "No more hot water? Cadédis! what does this mean? are they laughing at me?" "No, my honored master; but the attendant has allowed the fire to go out that heats the water for the baths. Master Hugonnet has been drinking so much with some friends that it is impossible to obtain anything from him!" "O fair Ambroisine! it is evident that you pass all your time with a countess! These baths are being managed wretchedly; it will be very hot when I bathe here again!--And that rascally page does not return!--I cannot pass the whole day in the water, however; it weakens me terribly!" "If monsieur le chevalier wishes--there must be some second-hand shop hereabout; I could go there and buy a doublet and a pair of breeches!" "I' faith! you are right; that is what we should have done long ago.--Here, take my purse, which, luckily enough, I did not leave in my short-clothes, and hasten to buy me something to wear--the first things that you see, provided they are decent." "Yes, monseigneur." "And of some light color--they are most becoming to me. Do not consider the price, but make haste, sandioux! for I am all gooseflesh. Have you my purse?" "Yes, monseigneur; I fly to the second-hand shop." Plumard left the cabinet, and called to the attendant as he passed through the shop: "We will do without your hot water; my master is going to leave the bath."