She felt herself face to face with a strange nature, different from men around her, and had become interested in him.

Then he had spoken to her, and his sweet penetrating voice had touched her heart.
What he had achieved with Micheline he longed to achieve with her mother.

After placing himself at the feet of the mother of her whom he loved, he sought the road to her heart.

He took his place beside the mistress and spoke.

He hoped that Madame Desvarennes would excuse the haste of his visit.