Providence would have its opportunity.
"Our friend," he continued in a low voice, "is always animated by the best religious sentiments.

He has given me the sweetest proofs of this." "Well," said Mme du Joncquoy, "he ought first to have made it up with his wife." "Doubtless.

At this moment I have hopes that the reconciliation will be shortly effected." Whereupon the two old ladies questioned him.
But he grew very humble again.

"Heaven," he said, "must be left to act." His whole desire in bringing the count and the countess together again was to avoid a public scandal, for religion tolerated many faults when the proprieties were respected.
"In fact," resumed Mme du Joncquoy, "you ought to have prevented this union with an adventurer." The little old gentleman assumed an expression of profound astonishment.
"You deceive yourself.

Monsieur Daguenet is a young man of the greatest merit.