Mr. DelaSalle had sweaty palms as he revisited the suitors he found agreeable in his mind.
"What about Mr. Mathieu or Mr. Alpharo? I think both these young men are very good, and they have very promising futures."
"Mr. Mathieu dances poorly, he's not coordinated, and he doesn't have any money. But he does have his strengths; his voice is very pleasant, and he knows how to charm women. However, to me, he's just too amorous, slipping around like an eel among everyone.
As for Mr. Alpharo, he's a Colonel in the Dragoon Regiment, which I quite like. But he's a bit too old, and I don't want my husband constantly transferring with the army and leaving Paris now and then. Furthermore, father, none of these men have titles, and I at least want to fulfill Mother's wish of becoming a Countess."
