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It was hardly an hour after Joseph and I had begun preparing forat the door

"Shall I go to the door?" said Joseph

"Go," I said, askingto believe that it was Marguerite

"Sir," said Joseph co back to me, "it is two ladies"

"It is we, Arnised as that of Prudence

I ca around the place;

Marguerite, seated on the sofa, wasI went to her, knelt

down, took her two hands, and, deeply moved, said to her, "Pardon"

She kissed me on the forehead, and said: "This is the third tione away to-e your plans? I have not co Paris I have co

the day, and I did not wish to let you think that I was angry with you

Prudence didn't want ht be in the way"

"You in the way, Marguerite! But how?"

"Well, you ht have had a woman here," said Prudence, "and it would