Your uncle won't be up yet.' Then she led the way, and Marie followed her.

'Your uncle is becoming angry, Marie, because--' 'Because why?
Have I done anything to make him angry ?' 'Why are you so cross to this young man ?' 'I am not cross, Aunt Josey.

I went on just the same as I always do.

If Uncle Michel wants anything else, that is his fault;--not mine.' 'Of course you know what he wants, and I must say that you ought to obey him.

You gave him a sort of a promise, and now he thinks that you are breaking it.' 'I gave him no promise,' said Marie stoutly.
'He says that you told him that you would at any rate be civil to M.
Urmand.' 'And I have been civil,' said Marie.
'You did not speak to him.' 'I never do speak to anybody,' said Marie.