Miette spoke to Silvere of her uncle and her cousin.
For all the world she would not have liked them to catch him astride the coping of the wall.

Justin would be implacable with such a weapon against her.

She spoke of her misgivings with the fright of a schoolgirl on meeting a friend with whom her mother has forbidden her to associate.
Silvere merely understood, however, that he would not be able to see Miette at his pleasure.

This made him very sad.

Still, he promised that he would not climb upon the wall any more.