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“Please replace the water and napkin, and take the tray to Mademoiselle’s room Merci” She replaced the items and took the tray back to Gabriella’s room When she returned, she topped off my water “Was she still asleep?”

“Oui” She looked at

“Co doas too painful I must be out of my mind to have Gabriella here I should have put her downstairs in the guest apartment I looked at Marie “Did you cover her up?”

“Oui” She was still s

“Comment?”

“Qu’est-ce qui s’est passé hier soir?”

“After dinner and the Moulin Rouge, ent dancing”

“You did?” She questioned me with a raised eyebrow

“Oui, and then nous so happened I kissed her and went to bed, alone” I drank half of the water

“You did not sneak into her chambre à coucher?”

“No, I did not go back to her bedrooht”

She nodded “And when you were in there, did you touch her?”

“No” I patted my forehead with the napkin

“But you wanted to”