Madame has her moods, is it not so?
She does not always like it to be forgotten that she is the mistress." On the next day accordingly Celia did speak to Servettaz, and Servettaz asked for his holiday.
"But of course," Mme.

Dauvray at once replied.

"We must decide upon a day." It was then that Helene Vauquier ventured humbly upon a suggestion.
"Since madame has a friend coming here on Tuesday, perhaps that would be the best day for him to go.

Madame would not be likely to take a long drive that afternoon." "No, indeed," replied Mme.Dauvray.

"We shall all three dine together early in Aix and return here." "Then I will tell him he may go to-morrow," said Celia.
For this conversation took place on the Monday, and in the evening Mme.
Dauvray and Celia went as usual to the Villa des Fleurs and dined there.
"I was in a bad mind," said Celia, when asked by the Juge d'Instruction to explain that attack of nerves in the garden which Ricardo had witnessed.