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''' The Marquise could not help smiling . `` Ah , madame , '' said Nathan , looking keenly at her , `` only women and prophets know how to turn faith to account . -- Du Bruel would have me go home with him , '' he continued , `` and we went slowly back . It was three o'clock . Before he appeared , he heard a stir in the kitchen , saw preparations going forward , and glanced at me as he asked the cook the reason of this . ``` Madame ordered dinner , ' said the woman . ` Madame dressed and ordered a cab , and then she changed her mind and ordered it again for the theatre this evening . '