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One day Marguerite was in her roo?" I asked "To Prudence Do you want to see what I aht look like suspicion, and I

answered that I had no desire to knohat she riting; and yet

I was certain that letter would have explained to me the cause of her

sadness

Next day the weather was splendid' Marguerite proposed to o as far as the island of Croissy She seeot back it was five o'clock

"Mme Duvernoy has been here," said Nanine, as she saw us enter "She

has gone again?" asked Marguerite

"Yes, ed"

"Quite right," said Marguerite sharply "Serve the dinner"

Two days afterward there cauerite seelooiveness, now that it no longer

existed Still, the carriage did not return

"How is it that Prudence does not send you back your carriage?" I asked

one day

"One of the horses is ill, and there are some repairs to be done It is

better to have that done while we are here, and don't need a carriage,

than to wait till we get back to Paris"