But then, monsieur, so did I." Hanaud nodded to her with a friendly smile.
"Thank you once more, mademoiselle," he said.

"The torture is over.

But of course Monsieur Fleuriot will require your presence." Helene Vauquier looked anxiously towards him.
"But meanwhile I can go from this villa, monsieur ?" she pleaded, with a trembling voice.
"Certainly; you shall go to your friends at once." "Oh, monsieur, thank you!" she cried, and suddenly she gave way.

The tears began to flow from her eyes.

She buried her face in her hands and sobbed.