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But it was so evidently in Francine's interests to present her conduct in the most favorable light, that the discovery failed to excite his suspicion. He waited in silence, while Miss Ladd administered a severe reproof. Ellmother and himself. "The fright which the poor old woman has suffered," he said, "has led to one good result.
Francine's hesitation vanished she accepted the proposition. "I will go," she said, "and at what hour?" "At eight o'clock, sharp," Robeccal replied. "And how long shall I be wanted?" A wicked light came into the man's eyes. "I don't know exactly until ten or eleven, I suppose." "But I must be home before midnight." "Oh! of course; and if you are afraid to come alone, I am at your service.
With Francine's assistance, Mademoiselle de Verneuil had armed herself with a travelling-dress more dangerous, perhaps, than any ball-room attire. Its simplicity had precisely that attraction which comes of the skill with which a woman, handsome enough to wear no ornaments, reduces her dress to the position of a secondary charm.
As soon as Talizac had left the lower floor, she turned to Robeccal. "And now we will make ourselves scarce!" Hardly had the door closed on their retreating forms than an angry cry rang through the house. Talizac rushed from Francine's room. The girl had disappeared. By what miracle had Francine vanished?
At this moment the door opened, and a tall and stately individual, known as Madame Ursula, made a sign to Irène, who instantly obeyed the summons, glad to avoid the necessity of replying to Francine's questions. "What is it?" she said. Madame Ursula was unchanged. She was still in a constant state of horror at Irène's conduct and defiance of conventionalities.
So far, her interview with the drawing-master had helped to pass the time. Some girls might have found it no easy task to arrive at a true view of the character of Alban Morris. Francine's essentially superficial observation set him down as "a little mad," and left him there, judged and dismissed to her own entire satisfaction.
Suddenly she took Francine's hand, and her voice, soft as that of the first red-throat singing after a storm, slowly gave sound to the following words: "Try as I will to forget them, I see those two delicious lips, that chin just raised, those eyes of fire; I hear the 'Hue! of the postilion; I dream, I dream, why then such hatred on awakening!"
I call him Kranich, though he had better change his baptismal record than disgrace one of the best names in Brussels." "Frau Kranich, then, my old friend, is really his aunt?" "Madame Kranich, whom I have known in your parlor, is really Francine's godmother. Did you never know of all her secret kindness? That rigid lady would commit a perjury to deny one of her own good actions.
Even the scullion puzzled himself to know the reason of their speechless terror. Francine's curiosity was naturally excited by this silent scene, the principal actor of which was visible to all, though departed.
They slept badly lost appetite started at trifling noises. In short, their nerves were out of order." "Did they get well again at home, in another air?" "Not a doubt of it," he answered, beginning to get weary of the subject. "May I look at your books?" Francine's interest in the influence of different atmospheres on health was not exhausted yet.
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