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To which the conversation-book made reply: "Yes, but I have caught a severe chill on the mountain," which also the cure had made ready to understand with modifications. But the day passed away without any use having been found for the conversation-book.
By midday, also, the cure was established as sick nurse in the back bedroom of the little hotel with an English conversation-book, borrowed from the schoolmaster, protruding from the pocket of his soutane, awaiting the return of Albert Robinson's inner consciousness. "Are you feeling better?" the cure had all ready to fire off at him as soon as he awoke.
Hence Maimie came to have a smattering of the English poets, could talk in conversation-book French, and could dash off most of the notes of a few waltzes and marches from the best composers, her piece de resistance, however, being "La Priere d'une Vierge."
"No," corrected the cure; "that is an Englishwoman. I saw several last year in Rouen." And he hurried out, hatless, conversation-book in hand. He was rather taken aback never having spoken to a person so well-dressed as this English girl, who nodded quickly in answer to his salutation. "Is this the hotel? Is he here? Is he conscious yet?" she asked in tolerable French. "Yes madam.
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