Josephine, it is settled." Josephine looked at her for a moment in silence, then said eagerly, "Bless you, dear Rose; you have saved your sister;" then, after a moment, in a very different voice, "O Camille! Camille! why have you deserted me ?" And with this she fell to sobbing terribly.

Rose wept on her neck, but said nothing.

She too was a woman, and felt that this was the last despairing cry of love giving up a hopeless struggle.
They sat twined together in silence till Jacintha came to tell them it was close upon dinner-time; so then they hastened to dry their tears and wash their red eyes, for fear their mother should see what they had been at, and worry herself.
"Well, mademoiselle, these two consent; but what do you say?
for after all, it is you I am courting, and not them.

Have you the courage to venture on a rough soldier like me ?" This delicate question was put point-blank before the three ladies.
"Sir," replied Josephine timidly, "I will be as frank, as straightforward as you are.

I thank you for the honor you do me." Raynal looked perplexed.
"And does that mean 'yes' or 'no' ?" "Which you please," said Josephine, hanging her sweet head.
The wedding was fixed for that day fortnight.