But those two people, I shall not be at all sorry to see them again.

Yes, I shall be well pleased to see the old Cure again, but especially the young officer." "What! especially ?" "Certainly; because what the lawyer from Souvigny told us the other day is so touching, and what that great artilleryman did when he was quite little was so good, so good, that this evening I shall seek for an opportunity of telling him what I think of it, and I shall find one." Then Bettina, abruptly changing the course of the conversation, continued: "Did they send the telegram yesterday to Edwards about the ponies ?" "Yes, yesterday before dinner." "Oh, you will let me drive them up to the house.

It will be such fun to go through the town, and to drive up at full speed into the court in front of the entrance.

Tell me, will you ?" "Yes, certainly, you shall drive the ponies." "Oh, how nice of you, Susie!" Edwards was the stud-groom.

He had arrived at Longueval three days before.