I only know that I liked her very much, just as I did when she was a little girl." "Oh, monsieur, but you are sly, you and l'Anglaise.

So it was you that she owned was her hero; and monsieur the marquis introduced you as a stranger.

Oh, what innocence! "But there," she went on kindly, "you know your secret is safe with us.

And monsieur," and she leant forward, "although you would not make love to me, I bear no malice, and will act as your deputy.

A very strict watch is certain to be kept over her.