Crossword-Solution: CIE 3 letters, 92 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 5

Acton taken in by a bit of Palais Royal gimcrackery! What an advertisement for Bogaerts et Cie! They are perfect artists in frauds.

Jevausraner cie, monsieur: ah! mon Anglois! je l'oublie toujours.” The wood-chopper looked from one to the other with some displeasure; and evidently imbibed the opinion that they were amusing themselves at his expense.

Madame Cie does not care to make up dresses unless she finds the silk, but Miss Lucas says she thinks, to oblige a friend of hers, she would do it for once in a way.

They buy everything of the best, and the most expensive.” “I have brought a new customer,” said Miss Lucas; “and I want you to do a great favor, and that is to match a blue silk, and make her a pretty dress for the flower-show on the 13th.” Madame Cie produced a white muslin polonaise, which she was just going to send home to the Princess -----, to be worn over mauve.

Madame Cie then told the ladies, in an artfully confidential tone, she had a quantity of black silk coming home, which she had purchased considerably below cost price; and that she should like to make them each a dress--not for her own sake, but theirs--as she knew they would never meet such a bargain again.