She said quietly, "Oh, then Edouard is not in this part of the world.

That alters the case: where IS he ?" "In Normandy, probably," said Rose, blushing.
The baroness looked inquiringly towards Aubertin.

He put on an innocent face and said nothing.
"Very good," said the baroness.

"It's plain I am to learn nothing from you two.

But I know somebody who will be more communicative.