The dazed
girls yet seemed to dream through the strong indignation and the inquiry
and fruitless plans of arriving men. It was a dream when Captain Saucier
sat down and stared haggardly at the two who had perished under his
roof, and Colonel Menard stood with his hat over his face. It was a
dream when the brother and sister were lowered and placed on one pallet
in a boat. The hollow of the rafters, the walls on which one might mark
with his nail, the waiting black faces, the figures toiling down the
roof with those loads,--were any of these sights real?
"Wrap yourselves," said Captain Saucier to Peggy and Angelique. "The
other boat is quite ready for you."
"But, papa, are Monsieur Reece and his sister going alone with the
rowers?"
"I am myself going with them."
"Papa," urged Angelique, "Mademoiselle Zhone was a young girl. If I
were in her place, would you not like to have some young girl sit by my
head?"
"But you cannot go."
"No, but Peggy can."
"Peggy would rather go with you.
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