CHAPTER X.CAYROL'S DISAPPOINTMENT.
Jeanne left alone, watched them as they disappeared with the light and easy movements of lovers.
Serge, bending toward Micheline, was speaking tenderly.

A rush of bitter feeling caused Jeanne's heart to swell.

She was alone, she, while he whom she loved-her whole being revolted.

Unhappy one! Why did she think of this man?
Had she the right to do so now?
She no longer belonged to herself.

Another, who was as kind to her as Serge was ungrateful, was her husband.