"Not only a chance ?" "A sure, certain way," Harry replied.

"You need have no more fear; Marie will certainly be freed." The two girls stood speechless with delight.

It never occurred to them to doubt Harry's words when he spoke so confidently.
"Have you told us all, Harry ?" Jeanne asked a minute later, looking earnestly in his face.

"Can it be?
Is she really out already ?" "Yes," Harry said, "thank God, dears, your sister is free." With a cry of delight Virginie sprang to him, and throwing her arms round his neck, kissed him in the exuberance of her happiness.
Louise threw her apron over her head and burst into tears of thankfulness, while Jeanne put her hand on his shoulder and said: "Oh, Harry, how can we ever thank you enough for all you have done for us ?" Six months back Jeanne would probably have acted as Virginie did, but those six months had changed her greatly; indeed, ever since she received that note from Marie, which she had never shown even to Virginie, there had been a shade of difference in her manner to Harry, which he had more than once noticed and wondered at.
It was some little time before the girls were sufficiently composed to listen to Harry's story.
"But why did you not bring her here, Harry ?" Virginie asked.

"Why did you take her somewhere else ?" "For several reasons, Virginie.