certain sentences which he thought could be used with touching effect .
They had gratifiedgratifytheir curiosity , and were preparingprepareto return to the inn without honouring any of the belles with particular notice , when Madame Du Pont , at the head of her school , descendeddescendfrom the church .
The question she had expected did not come , and so she could not give the answer she had preparedprepare.
Placingplacethe old candlestick beside this dainty repast , she untieduntieher bonnet , which hung limp and wet over her face , and preparedprepareto eat her supper .
This , naturally , was declareddeclareby several voices to give the thing the utmost price , and our friend , with quiet art , preparedpreparehis triumph by turningturnhis eyes over the rest of us and goinggoon : “ It ’s beyond everything .