But she was too quick, too 'cute, for 'the likes of' Monsieur le pion.
"Grey Roses"
Henry Harland
N.B.-The accent is always on the last syllable in French Latin-and pion means an usher.
"The Martian"
George Du Maurier
Paris, E. pion et Cie.
"A Selection from the Comedies of Marivaux"
Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux