"Oh," she cried out, "I have left the house without saying adieu to
tante-gra'mere. My mind is distracted. She will as long as she lives
remember this discourtesy."
"It could be easily remedied, madame," suggested Colonel Menard,
panting as he braced his oar, "if she would step into the boat herself,
as we all wish her to do."
"Oh, monsieur the colonel, you are the best of men. If you had only had
the training of her instead of my poor gentle Francis, she might not be
so hard to manage now."
"We must not flatter ourselves, madame. But Mademoiselle Angelique must
not remain here much longer for anybody's whim."
"Do you think the water is rising?"
"It is certainly rising."
Madame Saucier uttered a shriek as a great swell rolled the boat. The
searching wind penetrated all her garments and blew back loose ends of
her hair. There was now a partially clear sky, and the moon sent forth a
little lustre as a hint of what she might do when she had entirely freed
herself from clouds.
The children were lowered, and after them their black nurse.
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