An old hair ribbon turned up at the bottom of the mending box. That's the first time in this trade my offer to make a new one has ever been refused.

• Nora the MaidThat's because it belonged to her mother... oh, never mind, it's nothing.
  Madame RosetteNora, if you'd only get better at holding your tongue, you'd go far.
• Edgar the ArchivistA keepsake that never makes the ledger simply vanishes.
  Madame RosetteThat's exactly why I put it back in the box.