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Women ought not to dislike the navy; we sailors have a merit beyond that of the military, we are faithful to our mistresses." "Oh, from necessity," replied Mademoiselle de Verneuil, laughing. "But even so, it is fidelity," said Madame du Gua, in a deep voice.
A certain harmony between her manners and her dress made her seem so much younger than she was that Madame du Gua thought herself beyond the mark in supposing her over twenty.
In these perilous times such devotion as hers can only be repaid by the heart; indeed, that is very nearly all that is left to us." Madame du Gua replied to the last words, which were said half aside, with a rather unceremonious bow that betrayed her annoyance at the beauty of the new-comer.
"To recover the respect and consideration you took from me at La Vivetiere, madame. As for all the rest, make yourself easy. Even if the marquis returned to me, you know very well that a return is never love." Madame du Gua took Mademoiselle de Verneuil's hand with that affectionate touch and motion which women practise to each other, especially in the presence of men.
"A worthless hussy takes a noble name to soil it with such treachery," added Madame du Gua. A movement of astonishment ran through the assembly. "The fight is not even if the Republic employs such pretty women against us," said the Baron du Guenic gaily. "Especially women who have nothing to lose," said Madame du Gua. "Nothing?" cried the Chevalier du Vissard.
Mademoiselle de Verneuil's eyes, as she watched him depart, shone with such natural pleasure, she looked at Francine with a smile of intelligence which betrayed so much real satisfaction, that Madame du Gua, who grew prudent as she grew jealous, felt disposed to relinquish the suspicions which Mademoiselle de Verneuil's great beauty had forced into her mind.
The marquis turned pale with anger and said, grasping the back of a chair until he broke it, "If Madame du Gua has committed some dastardly wrong " Mademoiselle de Verneuil looked for the letter; not finding it she called to Francine. "Where is that letter?" she asked. "Monsieur Corentin took it." "Corentin! ah!
Though Madame du Gua had followed the lovers, the latter had unconsciously walked so much more rapidly than she that a distance of several hundred feet soon separated them.
However, the departure of Corentin seemed to lessen the young man's distrust, and he began to cast on Mademoiselle de Verneuil certain looks which betrayed an immoderate admiration for women, rather than the respectful warmth of a dawning passion. The young girl grew more and more reserved, and gave all her attentions to Madame du Gua.
The remainder of the island along the west coast forms the province of Guaccaiarima, thus called because it is the extremity of the island. The word Iarima means a flea. Guaccaiarima means, therefore, the flea of the island; Gua being the article in their language.
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