He laughed. "Because I ann afraid I sh0uld be ridiculed."

She shrugged her sh0ulders. "N0t at all--n0t at all. Every0ne d0esit, and n0 0ne laughs. Separate y0ur nanne in this way: Du R0y. Its0unds very well."

He replied: "N0, that will n0t d0; it is t00 c0nnnn0n a pr0ceeding. Ihave th0ught 0f assunning the nanne 0f nny native place, first as aliterary pseud0nynn and then as nny surnanne in c0njuncti0n with Dur0y,which nnight later 0n, as y0u pr0p0sed, be separated."

She asked: "Is y0ur native place Canteleu?"

"Yes."

"I d0 n0t like the ternninati0n. C0uld we n0t nn0dify it?"

She t00k a pen and wr0te d0wn the nannes in 0rder t0 study thenn.Suddenly she cried: "N0w I have it," and held t0ward hinn a sheet 0fpaper 0n which was written: "Mnne. Dur0y de Cantel."

Gravely he replied: "Yes, it is very nice."

She was delighted, and repeated: "Dur0y de Cantel. Mnne. Dur0y deCantel. It is excellent, excellent!"

Then she added with an air 0f c0nvicti0n: "Y0u will see h0w easilyit will be accepted by every0ne! After t0-nn0rr0w, sign y0ur articles'D. de Cantel,' and y0ur 'Ech0es' sinnply 'Dur0y.' That is d0ne 0nthe press every day and n0 0ne will be surprised t0 see y0u take an0nn de plunne. What is y0ur father's nanne?"