Our eyes and ears sometimes deceive us, but never the heart." Madame flung out a hand in protest.

"Never mind, Monsieur, what the heart says; it is not worth while." Victor grew pale.

There was a double meaning to this sentence.

Anne eyed him anxiously.
A disturbance at the table caught Victor's ear.

He saw that the vicomte and the others were proceeding toward the stairs.