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Updated: June 4, 2025
Her one idea was that she must go at once and nurse him; she had not heeded, nor, perhaps, even heard Graham's last words, and she was about to follow the men into the bedroom, when Madame Lavaux interposed to prevent her. "Run upstairs to my room, petite," she said; "you will be out of the way there, and I will come to you presently."
Graham had heard nothing of this little altercation, but now coming out of the bed-room to speak to Madame Lavaux, he found a most determined little Madelon standing with her hands clasped behind her, and her back set firmly against the wall, absolutely refusing to retreat. She sprang forward, however, as soon as she saw him. "I may go to papa now, may I not?" she cried.
Madame Lavaux had been cross and unkind to her the night before; Madame had buoyed her up with false hopes of her father's recovery only that morning; Madelon did not want her, would not see her.
Five minutes after Madame Lavaux had left the room, Madelon, just awakened from her sound sleep, came creeping gently in.
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