Saturday, 14 February 1880

Sixth sitting. Gabriel's toys bring me others. Kiki gave me six boxes of lead soldiers and other things, and a little cat that one winds up and that walks.
So I amuse myself with them; I wind up the dog and play with the magnetized serpent and the snail and the frog.
Quite a crowd: Rouzat, Wodzinski, Soutzo, Turquan, Fromessant, Lahovari (secretary at the Romanian legation), Miranda, Colonna, Bichinsky, Mmes Gavini, Randouin, Poitrineau, etc.
This evening, first Saturday at the Krishabers'. Splendid reception, music and dancing, not enough people but elegant women. Naturally I still know no one except Munkacsy and his wife. I danced with a heap of toads, displaying graces for the spectators. I have become quite slim; the arms have the firmness and fine roundness of bronze. I have adopted the hairstyle from our party. The hair twisted rather low, revealing both the shape of the skull and the nape. The front embellished with stray wisps and light curls that seem to take flight. I do not blush when dancing; only Soutzo claims I look as if I do not care about people, especially my partners. They have told me so several times already, and it pleases me rather, all the more since those I do not care about do not always see it, according to Soutzo and Co. The young man persists; I told him it would not work. He asks if I would marry him if he had 2,000,000 in income (we had spoken of this at table).
"Without hesitation, dear sir," and we laugh.
"Listen, Prince, how can you expect anyone to consider you? You are nothing; you have neither future, nor career, nor profession. You are nothing but a young man. It is deplorable!"
Maman laughs because I felt at home in this republican salon. There is a conservatory and a smoking room at the end where one would like to walk with Gabriel.
Madame Adam was there, but there was music; no way to circulate, and she left early.