Germain will arrange so they will have to sleep in the same inn, and in the same chamber! During the night, our nurse will change the infants in their cradles.
"'I have foreseen everything, as I will explain to you, and every precaution has been taken to prevent our secret from escaping.

Germain has instructions to procure, while in Paris, two sets of baby linen exactly similar.

Assist him with your advice.
"'Your maternal heart, my sweet Valerie, may perhaps bleed at the thought of being deprived of the innocent caresses of your child.

You will console yourself by thinking of the position secured to him by your sacrifice.

What excess of tenderness can serve him as powerfully as this separation?
As to the other, I know your fond heart, you will cherish him.